The MIHA Housing in Garapan, which consists of several freestanding government-built homes, is one of multiple properties that the Northern Marianas Housing Corp. will putting up for sale\/lease due to the lack of workers needed to maintain and repair the units. <\/p>\n
NMHC corporate director Jesse Palacios affirmed the MIHA Housing, one of NMHC\u2019s properties, will be put up for sale because there are not enough laborers to continue the upkeep of the housing units. <\/p>\n
\u201cThis is strictly our property but we had to sell because the existing structures there are outdated [and] dilapidated, so the ones that are still good are the ones that haven\u2019t been abandoned or used recently, so there\u2019s not much wear or tear,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s the shortage of the construction companies and some of the properties require major renovations and we\u2019re trying to keep the ones with minimal renovations so we can just turn them over and rent hem out, but the ones that\u2019s require major renovations, it means more money we have to put in,\u201d he added. <\/p>\n
Palacios did mention that the existing units that house NMHC clients will not be put up for sale, just the abandoned structures. <\/p>\n
The corporation has already put up other properties for sale or lease in Kagman, Dandan, Tinian, and Rota. <\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re making them available for both [sale and lease]. The one for lease is for those people who are not [of Northern Marianas descent], so if you\u2019re not from here, you can still lease the property for 55 years so we\u2019re not limiting the ownership to NMDs. It\u2019s for everyone, \u201che said. <\/p>\n
The properties that have already been put out for sale are the properties the corporation has acquired from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. \u201cFor us to get our money back, we have to sell the properties,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n
All the properties that are up for sale or lease are residential, according to Palacios. \u201cWe don\u2019t have vacant lands. They\u2019ll have houses on them, but most are abandoned,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n
Palacios added that the properties that are up for sale or lease are properties that individuals have shown interest in. <\/p>\n
\u201cOne of the other reasons we sell these properties is because people come to us and they show interest. We don\u2019t really announce on the paper and\u2026whenever someone is interested, that\u2019s when we actually try to sell it,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n
For more information, feel free to visit the NMHC office in Garapan.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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