Sentences with phrase «much higher cost of housing»

However, higher tax rates and much higher cost of housing leads to the gross disposable income being only 60 % of Northern Ireland.

Not exact matches

At one extreme, some places with low housing costs might appear to be very affordable, but incomes might also be much lower than elsewhere; at the other extreme, some places that appear to be extremely expensive when looking at prices, might be more manageable as a result of relatively high wages and salaries.

The Brookings report found that in «the 100 largest metropolitan areas, housing costs an average of 2.4 times as much, or nearly $ 11,000 more per year, near a high - scoring public school than near a low - scoring public school.»

Bought too much house and living in a high cost of living area?

The typical breadwinner will spend between 10 % and 30 % of their gross salary (which can represent as much as 50 % of their take - home pay at the high end) on various housing - related costs, either rent and utilities for an apartment, or mortgage P&I, insurance, property taxes, utilities, HOA dues, home maintenance costs, etc for a condo, townhome or SFD.

Still, MM's point is valid because if your opportunity cost of owning is too high, you have too much house and could hurt you financially.

Because when you build multifamily housing, it doesn't cost nearly as much to make it Passivhaus efficient; instead of having four walls, a roof and a floor to insulate to such high levels, most units have one, maybe two exposures.

For instance, ground source heat pumps tend to have higher efficiencies than air source units during the heating season due to the relative stability of ground temperatures below certain depths, though air source units — which involve much lower capital costs — have closed the gap in recent years as manufacturers have refined their design, and there is evidence to indicate that space heating demand in many Irish buildings may be peaking in Ireland's frequently relatively mild but windy weather, as the guide to air source heat pumps in Issue 24 of Passive House Plus discussed.

Mattamy Homes COO Brian Johnston told Construction Dive, «Fundamentally, ground - oriented housing is not efficient, and proportionately, too much of the cost is chewed up by high land cost.

Not that much different than cost of a higher priced Tiny House but, again, much different quality of build.

According to Scott Kennedy of Cornerstone, a Vancouver architecture firm Passive House makes a lot of economic sense; in multiple family building the ratio of surface area (the expensive part in Passive) is much smaller so the costs are only about four percent higher than conventional construction.

In a recent post on tiny Polish houses on rails, I complained about the use of expandable pop - out units:» Pop - outs like this are common on recreational vehicles, but I am not sure it makes any sense here; transportation to the site is a bit more economical but the added complexity and cost of construction will probably be much higher.»

In a much more cost - conscious climate, the recent trend is for a higher proportion of legal work to be kept in - house; the scope of legal work to be extended; and new non-legal work from non-traditional areas such as risk, compliance and strategy to be piled on lawyers» plates.

If do - gooders would like to spread insurance risks statewide (not by ZIP code as they do now) those who live outside of high risk (theft, vandalism, drugs, etc.) areas will subsidize those whose housing cost is much lower.

In the event that part of your house needs to be rebuilt, but ordinance changes since its construction make the cost much higher than expected, your covered.

Workers in this industry are offered a much higher wage than the average around the nation, which more than compensates for the small increase in expenses you'll experience related to the cost of housing.

However, as a consequence of young mothers being required to work, infants may be placed in child care at a very early age, and mothers often require a patchwork of solutions, some of which may be substandard.40 Quality child care and early childhood education are extremely important for the promotion of cognitive and socioemotional development of infants and toddlers.41 Yet, child care may cost as much as housing in most areas of the United States, 25 % of the budget of a family with 2 children, and infant care can cost as much as college.42 Many working families benefit from the dependent care tax credit for the cost of child care, allowing those families to place their children in a certified or higher - quality environment.43 However, working families who do not have sufficient income to pay taxes are not able to realize this support for their children, because the credit is not refundable or paid to families before taxation.44 Therefore, some of the most at - risk children who might benefit from high - quality early childhood education are not eligible for financial support.

Single - family, detached homes typically carry higher price tags than townhouses and condos, depending highly on location, and have higher home maintenance costs, but house owners have all of the say in what get fixed when and how much they are willing to spend.