Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana Urban: 1.18 cr houses sanctioned

Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana Urban: 1.18 cr houses sanctioned

New Delhi: Under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana – Urban (PMAY-U) a total of 1.18 crore houses have been sanctioned by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA), out of which 1.14 crore have been grounded and 88.32 lakh are completed/delivered to the beneficiaries including homeless across the country, the Parliament was informed on Thursday. … Read more

CBZ Management sues Colorado attorney general to quash subpoenas

CBZ Management sues Colorado attorney general to quash subpoenas

CBZ Management, the owner of several dilapidated apartment buildings in Denver and Aurora, has filed a lawsuit against the Colorado Attorney General’s Office aiming to quash investigative subpoenas that had sought records related to its ownership practices. The suit was filed Friday in Denver District Court by CBZ and several constituent companies that formally own … Read more

Student housing waiting lists – Daily News

Student housing waiting lists – Daily News

Southern California’s 13 public universities had 9,220 names on waiting lists for their 93,714 student housing beds, according to public records and the universities themselves. Here are this fall’s waiting list numbers, ranked by size: CSU Northridge Enrollment: 33,970 Total beds: 3,508 Waitlist: 2,000 RELATED STORY: Student housing construction accelerates at Southern California universities  UC … Read more

Here’s what not to fix when selling a house – Daily News

Here’s what not to fix when selling a house – Daily News

Mia Taylor | (TNS) Bankrate.com Before putting your home on the market, it’s important to make it look its best for prospective buyers. Getting a home in show-ready shape might involve decluttering the interiors, sprucing up the curb appeal and investing in key repairs around the residence. But don’t get carried away. Pouring too much … Read more

Homeownership is getting unaffordable for the middle class – Daily News

Homeownership is getting unaffordable for the middle class – Daily News

Linda Bell | (TNS) Bankrate.com Remember that classic image of a smiling couple with two kids, a dog, and a house surrounded by a white picket fence? It symbolized homeownership — a desirable and highly attainable aspect of the American Dream. But today, that picture-perfect vision has become a badly faded photograph. “I don’t mean … Read more

Government to provide one-time property tax rebate of up to 20% for owner-occupied homes in 2025

Government to provide one-time property tax rebate of up to 20% for owner-occupied homes in 2025

SINGAPORE: The government will provide a one-off property tax rebate of up to 20 per cent in 2025 for owner-occupied residential properties, the Ministry of Finance (MOF) and Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (IRAS) announced on Friday (Nov 29). All owner-occupied Housing and Development Board (HDB) flats will get a property tax rebate of 20 … Read more

Should you use your home equity to pay holiday expenses? – Daily News

Should you use your home equity to pay holiday expenses? – Daily News

Dina Cheney | (TNS) Bankrate.com The holidays bring happy times — but also financial burdens. And more than ever this past season. While inflation is easing, prices for just about everything are still considerably higher than they were pre-pandemic. In fact, Bankrate’s 2024 Holiday Shopping Survey found that 28% of holiday shoppers say they are … Read more

How Trump’s policies may affect investors in these 8 market sectors

How Trump’s policies may affect investors in these 8 market sectors

President-elect Donald Trump at a viewing of a test-flight launch of the SpaceX Starship rocket in Brownsville, Texas, Nov. 19, 2024. Brandon Bell | Getty Images News | Getty Images As Inauguration Day nears, investors are trying to unravel what booms or busts lay ahead under President-elect Donald Trump. Trump’s campaign promises — from tariffs … Read more

Massachusetts high court says families must get shelter before IDing themselves

Massachusetts high court says families must get shelter before IDing themselves

The state’s emergency assistance shelter system cannot insist that families provide third-party verification of certain information — like proof of their family ties or whether at least one of them is a Massachusetts resident — before immediately placing them into shelter, the Supreme Judicial Court decided on Thursday. The 16-page decision came out of a … Read more

Rental home investors poised to benefit as mortgage rates, high home prices sideline buyers in 2025

Rental home investors poised to benefit as mortgage rates, high home prices sideline buyers in 2025

By ALEX VEIGA LOS ANGELES (AP) — Rental homes will remain an attractive option next year to would-be homebuyers sidelined by high mortgage rates and rising home prices, analysts say. American Homes 4 Rent and Invitation Homes are two big real estate investment trusts poised to benefit from the trend, say analysts at Mizuho Securities … Read more