Cyprus fast-tracks 10,000 homes as rent and property prices bite

More than 10,000 housing units are expected to be built within three years, Interior Minister Konstantinos Ioannou said, in comments he linked to the prospect of lower property prices and rents.

Ioannou made the remarks during a meeting with members of the parliamentary Refugees Committee, covering both state housing programmes and private sector construction driven by planning incentives granted by the government....