According to AAA Travel, a vast majority of Americans plan to stay home this 2020 holiday season. Public health concerns and travel guidance are influencing their decisions not to travel over the year-end holidays, a period that typically sees high demand for vacations.

While AAA expects at least 34 million fewer travelers compared to last year's holiday season, as many as 84.5 million Americans may still travel from Dec. 23 through Jan. 3, a decline in travel of at least 29%.

U.S. new home construction rose more than forecast to a nine-month high in November, highlighting the strength of a residential housing market that’s been supported by strong demand amid low interest rates.

Residential starts rose 1.2% to a 1.547 million annualized rate from an downwardly revised 1.528 million a month earlier, according to government report released Thursday. The median estimate in a Bloomberg survey of economists called for a 1.535 million pace.

行政院會今（17）日通過內政部擬具的「都市更新條例」第57 條、第61條、第 65 條修正草案，將函請立法院審議。
行政院長蘇貞昌表示，為改善及提升國人居住環境安全及生活品質，蔡英文總統上任後即要求建構完備的都市更新制度，加速推動都更。近年來政府陸續完成「都更三法」的修正、訂定，包括都更條例、危老建築加速重建條例、國家住宅及都市更新中心設置條例，讓危險老舊房屋可就地迅速重建，並由國家成立專責機構，整合經費、資源。

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戶政事務所辦理印鑑登記作業規定第4點、第10點第3項規定：「當事人得於印鑑登記申請書、印鑑變更登記申請書及印鑑條上載明印鑑登記之有效期限。戶政事務所於有效期間內核發之印鑑證明，其使用期限及效力由各需用機關(構)自行審認。」「當事人有下列情形之一者，原登記之印鑑當然廢止：…… (三)遷出戶籍地。但戶籍遷出國外或在已全面建置印鑑數位化系統之同一直轄市、縣（市）內之遷徙者，不在此限。」爰當事人遷出戶籍地者，僅原「印鑑登記」向後發生廢止之效果，戶政機關於當事人遷出戶籍地前核發之印鑑證明未受影響(本部戶政司109年11月30日內戶司字第1090245493號書函參照)。次按「申請登記時，有下列情形之一者，當事人得免親自到場：……十、檢附登記原因發生日期前一年以後核發之當事人印鑑證明。……」為土地登記規則第41條所明定，是以，申辦土地登記案件之當事人，如檢附遷出戶籍地之戶政機關原核發之印鑑證明者，仍請依前開規定審認辦理。

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