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Rebuilding the Housing Market

Ken Gibb wrote 6 hours ago: The media reported today a new survey by the Halifax that indicated most young people think they wil … more →

Tags: Economics, Housing, Housing Market, UK

Debt Relief Webinar, LGBTQ Pride Month Events and Housing & Economic Policy Summit in DC

uwcpsl wrote 5 days ago: June 27: Free Equal Justice Works Debt Relief Webinar Drowning in Debt? Learn How Government and Non … more →

Tags: Events, Debt Relief, Equal Justice Works, housing, Human Rights, LGBT rights, Policy, poverty, Pride

On Rent Incentives

Ken Gibb wrote 1 week ago: After a week on holiday and offline I have been trawling back over what has been going on. DCLG have … more →

Tags: Housing, Housing Finance, rents, tenure

Housing in West Cornwall – an opinion

Chris Wood wrote 1 week ago: Marazion Whenever I am asked to do a TV or radio interview about property, it often seems to be eith … more →

Tags: Estate agency information, property market opinion, Rent, Property Information, Cornwall, West Cornwall, Affordable Housing, First Time Buyer, penzance

Access to UK Justice means Stopping Legal Aid 'Reform'5 comments

syzygysue wrote 2 weeks ago: Save UK justice by laughing at the proposals to reform legal aid. and sign the petition here: http:/ … more →

Tags: health, housing, Employment, crime and civil liberties, welfare reform, Local Government, Unions and Political Activism, Welfare Reform, judicial review

An energy efficient property tax?4 comments

ihurerblog wrote 2 weeks ago: Vicky Ingram Can you imagine selling your home for a price that is dependent on how energy efficient … more →

Tags: Affordability, housing markets and private renting, Research, Home Ownership, housing, Housing market economics, Policy research

Housing Policy in Scotland: Away From the Numbers?1 comment

Ken Gibb wrote 3 weeks ago: I spoke at a housing conference in Edinburgh on Wednesday. ‘Lifting the lid on the affordable housin … more →

Tags: Housing, Housing Finance, Public Policy, Scotland

LSL/ Acadametrics Wales House Price Index

wriglesworth wrote 3 weeks ago: Welsh house prices fall £1,735 in a year House prices have sunk by £284 from February Prices have fa … more →

Tags: Client Press Releases, PR, property market, Personal Finance, Your Move, Property News, LSL, LSL Property Services, Wriglesworth Consultancy

FHA Change Could Encourage Mid-Rise, Mixed-Use Development

Jon Lowder wrote 1 month ago: From a MultiFamily Executive post: Before WWII, one of the basic ingredients for an active Main Stre … more →

Tags: incentives, Housing Trends, Land Development, fha, mixed-use development, federal housing authority

What's wrong with rising house prices?1 comment

Thomas Neumark wrote 1 month ago: The government’s ‘Help to Buy’ scheme could raise house prices by 20% in the next couple of years, a … more →

Tags: Article, Equality, House price, inequality, Labour Party, Social Policy, Tax

Pensions and Rented Housing

Ken Gibb wrote 1 month ago: The Scottish Government released a press release yesterday supporting an initiative led by Homes for … more →

Tags: UK, Housing, Housing Market, tenure, Scotland

Fannie and Freddie nominee signals desire to preserve government-backed mortgages

Franco Manueli, Branch Manager, Sierra Pacific Mortgage Company, Inc. wrote 1 month ago: President Obama nominated a long-term Democratic lawmaker on Wednesday to run the obscure but powerf … more →

Tags: Mortgage/Industry news, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, Federal Housing Finance Agency, Housing Market, fhfa, taxpayers, Lawmakers, Affordable Mortgages

Housing wealth2 comments

Thomas Neumark wrote 1 month ago: There has been lots of discussion recently about how much more the ’1%’ earn than everyo … more →

Tags: Article, data 2, inequality, house prices, Wealth, assets, property wealth

How Margaret Thatcher defined the (housing) nation

ihurerblog wrote 1 month ago: Professor Mark Stephens I suspect that one of the reasons that Margaret Thatcher’s death had such a … more →

Tags: Housing Policy, Housing Management & Governance, Research, Affordability, Affordable Homes, Housing markets, right-to-buy

Americans are Becoming "Rent Burdened" with High Costs

Markham + DeRentis wrote 1 month ago: According to a new study by DePaul University, rental prices have been skyrocketing at a level so hi … more →

Tags: real estate (2), Economic Indicators, Real Estate News, Business 2, Rentals, Rhode Island, home sales, Real Estate, Market

Housing is Complicated, Post #2

Frank Gruber wrote 1 month ago: In my last blog post I wrote about how affordable housing policy has interacted with the politics an … more →

Tags: santa monica housing, housing density, urbanism

Is your house your pension, or a curse for the next generation?

ihurerblog wrote 1 month ago: Rising house prices are not just a kind of “free money” or an alternative pension, Professor Chris L … more →

Tags: Affordability, housing markets and private renting, Housing Policy, Housing Management & Governance, Research, Affordability, Affordable Homes, Home Ownership, housing, housing crisis, housing demand

Towards a Scottish Land and Building Transactions Tax

Ken Gibb wrote 1 month ago: I had a day out in Edinburgh today. I was part of a panel assembled by the David Hume Institute talk … more →

Tags: Economics, UK, Housing, tenure, Subsidy, devolved, Scotland

Housing Finance: Learning from the Past, Planning for the Future | April 23

wakefielda wrote 1 month ago: ABOUT THE SPEAKER Julia Gordon is the Director of Housing Finance and Policy at American Progress. H … more →

Tags: Events, Center for American Progress, Finance, housing, Public Policy


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