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Housing prices surge 7% across top eight metros; Kolkata the unlikely topper
Residential property rates in the leading eight urban centres of India surged by 7% year-on-year (Y…
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New York City briefly opened its housing voucher waitlist. But getting that assistance is as unlikely as getting into Harvard.
When New York City briefly opened its housing voucher waitlist for the first time in 15 years, more…
Eliza Relman
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Beijing says property developers in deep trouble must go bankrupt
China's real-estate debt crisis has already taken down property giant Evergrande, which is now unde…
Huileng Tan
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A housing market rebound may finally be underway
In February, housing starts jumped by the most in nine months, while building permits spiked by the…
Phil Rosen
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After eliminating extreme poverty, India now eligible to move to a higher poverty line: report
The report finds growth in per capita consumption, a decline in urban and rural inequality and a dr…
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The key to fighting the urban doom loop might be a downtown beach
Many American downtowns are struggling. Cities should look to their neglected waterfronts to rebuil…
Eliza Relman
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5 charts that show how the Fed's war on inflation has frozen the housing market
The Federal Reserve aggressively hiked interest rates to lower inflation during the pandemic, but i…
Ayelet Sheffey,Madison Hoff
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The US wants to boost affordable housing by using billions in unspent COVID aid
The Treasury Department has freed up funds from COVID-era programs to support national housing proj…
Filip De Mott
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China's property crisis could get even uglier. This time, a state-backed developer is the one raising concerns.
China's years-long real-estate debt crisis has already taken down property giant Evergrande, which …
Huileng Tan
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Women and tenants of color grapple with higher rates of eviction. Access to a lawyer can boost success rates in housing court by 70%.
Much of today's housing inequities stem a historical exclusion from property ownership in America -…
Yoonji Han
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Investors bought a record 26% of the affordable houses in the US last quarter
"If the Fed cuts interest rates later this year as expected, we may see more investors wade into th…
Yuheng Zhan
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Low-income Americans wait years to get housing vouchers that are often impossible to use. Fixing the system could mean more funding and less red tape.
Just 60% of voucher recipients nationwide actually use their vouchers to secure housing, which show…
Eliza Relman
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Odisha’s temple town Puri becomes first Indian city with drinkable tap water available throughout the day
"Puri now joins the league of global cities like London, Singapore and New York, which is a ma…
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The Trump-supporting governor of Montana is staking his reelection on a set of 'miracle' YIMBY housing policies
Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte is touting a slew of bipartisan housing bills celebrated by YIMBYs acro…
Eliza Relman
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India now the 14th priciest residential real estate market
India climbed 18 spots up to 14th rank in Knight Frank’s global house price index in the third quar…
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Why buying a home isn't likely to get much cheaper even under Biden's housing plan
Americans waiting for a drop in home prices could wind up being disappointed, real estate economist…
Jennifer Sor
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A conservative fix for the housing crisis is making homes cheaper and more abundant in Texas
American cities and towns are in desperate need of affordable new starter homes. They should follow…
Eliza Relman
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The vast majority of Americans support housing policies that are widely illegal
Americans want policymakers to do something about out of control housing prices and rents.
Eliza Relman
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A fight over sewage is preventing Long Island from solving its crippling housing crisis
Many residents in Suffolk County, Long Island, are waking up to groundwater contamination and a hou…
Eliza Relman
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Singapore is the world's 6th Blue Zone — and a look at its urban planning helps explain why
Government policies on housing, transportation, and hawker centers all come together to encourage p…