Senator Elizabeth Warren, a Democrat from Massachusetts, left, speaks with Jerome Powell, chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve, during a Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee hearing in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2021. Kevin Dietsch | Bloomberg | Getty Images Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., and three other Democratic lawmakers are pushing … Read more
New Delhi: Economists expect some significant announcements on February 1 even though it’s an interim budget, since the exercise comes just ahead of the general elections, an ET poll showed. The government will likely increase the amount of money transferred under its flagship direct benefit transfer scheme – Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi or PM-Kisan … Read more
A WA couple and their child have been forced to sleep in their car amid the state’s housing crisis. Narelle and Ray*, from Forrestfield in Perth, lived in a rental home until two weeks ago — when it was sold out from under them and they found themselves with nowhere to go. WATCH THE VIDEO … Read more
Turning a decaying golf course into homes for approximately 1200 people seems like a no-brainer in the middle of a housing crisis. But not on the Gold Coast, where the local council has emphatically rejected an application for a new 380-house estate on the site of the Arundel Hills Country Club. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: … Read more
A “For Sale” sign stands outside a home following a snow fall in Geneseo, Illinois, U.S., on Monday, Jan. 20, 2020. The National Association Of Realtors is scheduled to release Existing Homes Sales figures on January 22. Photographer: Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Severe winter weather is hindering home sales across the country, according … Read more
A Hamptons estate that once listed for $150 million before falling into bankruptcy was sold at auction Wednesday for $88.5 million. The four-acre estate in Southampton, New York, known as La Dune, was sold by Concierge Auctions at a starting bid of $66 million. The property was sold in two parts — one house sold … Read more
A NSW tribunal has ordered a family to pay their former landlords $3000 after finding they “abandoned” the rented premises. Bechara Rizk and Ariye Atayi Juma claimed the Sydney property was “uninhabitable” and riddled with cockroaches and other bugs. The couple inspected the home on April 22, 2023, signed a lease and then received the … Read more
When the country next elects a national government, there will be about 4.5 million Canadians under the age of 30 eligible to vote, a group that demographers have labelled Generation Z, and that pollsters here and around the world say engage in politics in different ways than older voters. The arrival of Generation Z — … Read more
Australian median rental prices have hit new records, with the average dwelling costing $601 per week or $31,252 annually. Nationally, rental prices increased 8.3 per cent between January and December 2023, CoreLogic’s latest report found. It said the increases have averaged 9.1 per cent for the past three calendar years, whereas the annual growth rate … Read more
A new bylaw to prevent renovictions in Hamilton, Ont., is being celebrated by housing advocates who say bringing similar changes across the province — or nationwide — could help protect renters. “This is huge, Canadians right now or at least Ontarians should be having a party,” Alejandra Ruiz Vargas with ACORN Canada told Global News … Read more
