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Why Bengalureans are choosing Mysuru: A real estate boom driven by connectivity and quality of life

With commute times from Mysuru to Bengaluru often shorter than navigating within Bengaluru itself, …

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Why have housing sales fallen in 30 Tier-II cities?

The report shows that sales fell from 47,985 units last year to 41,871 units this year, while new h…

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Real estate continues to dominate India's investment portfolios, shows FICCI report

Even for millennials, buying a house featured at the top of their priorities. 66%​ of millennials &…

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4 ways Trump's housing plans are expected to hurt homebuyers and 3 ways they could help

Trump has pledged to lower housing costs, but industry leaders and economists are worried some of h…

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As PMAY receives a massive boost in Budget 2024, how can you sign up for the affordable housing scheme?

The Union Budget 2024 significantly increased funds for PMAY, targeting affordable housing for econ…

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Budget 2024: More affordable housing, lowered rent TDS — here’s what will change for the housing sector this year

Union Budget 2024 delivers massive boost with 3 crore affordable houses and tax cuts. Here's all th…

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4 major wins for YIMBYs on election night — and one loss

Pro-housing advocates won some major new funding for affordable housing in cities and states across…

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A Nevada mayor is battling one of the worst housing shortages in the US. Her solution: looser construction regulation.

Nevada is one of the most unaffordable places in the country. The mayor of Reno says cities need to…

Eliza Relman   


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A Gen Xer struggles to afford housing and groceries, but her income is about $100 too high to get help

Melinda Binkley, 56, has tried to apply for safety net programs before but she's told her household…

Allie Kelly   


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AOC and progressive allies want the federal government to build over a million homes. Even YIMBYs don't think it's a good idea.

Housing policy experts say a Democratic effort to get the federal government to build 'social housi…

Eliza Relman   


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If you want a high-paying job and a more affordable house, move to the Rockies or the South

Places like Utah and Idaho are doing well, but New York is becoming more distressed.

Juliana Kaplan   


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Medicare coverage will change in 2025. Some boomers are already struggling to keep up with their medical bills.

The 2025 enrollment period for Medicare opened recently. Some older Americans' deductibles, prescri…

Allie Kelly,Juliana Kaplan   


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A policy that's supposed to create more affordable housing often backfires, leaving cities with higher home prices and rents. There's a way to fix that.

Inclusionary zoning is often so expensive that developers build less housing overall. Making it vol…

Eliza Relman   


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A 62-year-old employed 'peak boomer' in California makes too much for affordable housing but lives in her car: 'I'll work until I drop'

Cheryl Simmons, 62, is a parking lot attendant making $42,000 a year who lives in her car in San Di…

Noah Sheidlower   


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Luxury homes soar to 21 per cent market share; Affordable housing declines to 20 per cent in 5 years

In Q1 2024, of approximately 1.30 lakh homes sold across the top 7 cities, luxury homes priced abov…

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A new housing plan wants to give middle-class Americans the kind of support typically reserved for low-income households

The HOMES Act would cap rent at 25% of tenants' incomes, and offer homebuyers affordable mortgages.

Eliza Relman,Juliana Kaplan   


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After 2 years of applying for the NYC housing lottery, she finally won her bid. Now she pays $1,000 in rent for her Manhattan apartment.

In 2018, the odds of winning the affordable-housing lottery were 1 in 592, The New York Times repor…

Amanda Goh   


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A boomer lives on $1,768 monthly Social Security and says she's a few hundred dollars away from losing access to necessities

Michelle Russell, 70, lives on her monthly Social Security income but it isn't enough to pay her bi…

Allie Kelly   


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Some baby boomers are burning through their retirement savings to pay for cancer treatments. Then they have to go back to work.

Some baby boomers who hoped to retire are instead draining their savings and cutting costs on food,…

Juliana Kaplan,Noah Sheidlower   


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Why Japan is one of the only countries that isn't fed up with housing costs

Some experts have pointed to Japan, where housing costs are lower than peer countries, as a potenti…

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