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June 19, 2019
Tech companies like Google are committing to build more housing for their employees and neighbors. That could help housing affordability, but it could also ease employers’ recruitment costs. The nation’s largest companies, including Google, Microsoft and Facebook, have pledged billions of dollars to create affordable housing near their campuses, acknowledging their part in the […]
June 12, 2019
2020 Presidential Candidates want to make housing more affordable, but only Andrew Yang has proposed a policy that would make it easier for Americans to move to metros that already have affordable housing In expensive metros like New York, San Francisco and Los Angeles, home prices have risen so much in the last decade […]
May 31, 2019
Under Elizabeth Warren’s plan to cancel up to $50,000 of student loan debt, a typical aspiring homeowner currently laden with student debt could save a down payment three years faster.
May 16, 2019
Over a year after the historic tax code overhaul, less than half of homebuyers say that tax reform has had an effect on their home search.
April 22, 2019
Redfin’s chief economist argues that cities should encourage dense housing to reduce carbon emissions The way we tackle the housing affordability crisis will have a large impact on the environment. Currently, in the Los Angeles metro, a family earning the local median household income of $69,992 would have to live as far as 65 miles […]
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