Sentences with phrase «of housing vacancy»

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Speaker John Boehner (R - Ohio) and the rest of the Republican leadership have been unable to settle on a demand that could garner 217 Republican votes to pass the House (normally it's 218, but there are a few vacancies).

But a vacancy fee would be a concrete step towards decommodifying housing, by making it clear that the right of people to find affordable shelter is more important than the right of investors to make money by speculating on residential real estate.

Estimates on the share of foreign ownership in Vancouver's housing market vary significantly and suffer from both problems of definition (such as defining «foreign» and «luxury») and measurement (such as the proxy measures used for vacancy and nationality).

If the new Amazon HQ2 came to town, Detroit would see moderate rather than severe rent increases, largely because of its high vacancy rate of 11 percent and its ability to add new housing stock rapidly.

We then calculate what the ratio would be if Amazon added 50,000 Amazon workers and 62,500 supplementary workers over a ten year period, as Amazon's RFP projects, and if the city's housing supply grew 20 percent faster than it did in the earlier period.1 We adjusted the 20 percent figure up or down to reflect differences in metros» level of difficulty in producing new housing, and we assumed that vacancy rates would drop to between 3 and 5 percent of the city's housing stock.

As larger metros with high vacancy rates, Philadelphia and Detroit have a significant amount of slack in their housing market, helping protect these cities from more significant rent increases.

Luckily, Austin has a bit more slack in its housing market, with a vacancy rate of 8 percent and a higher rate of permitting compared to job growth.

A series of blogs on Eye on Housing cover this topic along with CPS / HVS data on vacancies and household formations.

According to the Census Bureau's Housing Vacancy Survey (HVS), the U.S. homeownership rate was 63.7 % in the second quarter 2017, which is statistically no different from its last quarter reading of 63.6 %.

As described in a previous post, a recent release from the Census Bureau's Housing Vacancy and Homeownership (CPS / HVS) survey shows that the US homeownership rate increased to 64.2 percent in the fourth quarter of 2017.

Data from the Census Bureau's Housing Vacancy and Homeownership (CPS / HVS) survey show that the US homeownership rate increased to 63.9 percent in the third quarter of 2017, up 0.4 percentage points from the third quarter of 2016.

According to the Census Bureau's Housing Vacancy Survey (HVS), the U.S. homeownership rate is at 63.9 % in the third quarter 2017, which is statistically unchanged from its last quarter reading of 63.7 %.

The meeting at 7 pm in Chapter House of Gloucester Cathedral will be chaired by the Venerable Robert Springett, Archdeacon of Cheltenham and chair of the diocesan's Vacancy in See Committee.

U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said that he pressed for the renomination of attorney Kathleen Sweet to be Buffalo's first female federal judge, but that the Trump White House insisted on nominating John L. Sinatra Jr. — a Republican being pushed by Rep. Chris Collins — for the judicial vacancy instead.

Notwithstanding anything in section 134, no direction shall be issued under that section to the Electoral Commission to supply a vacancy in the House of Representatives if --

Today, State Assemblymember Brian Kavanagh and State Senator Daniel Squadron released the following statement in response to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)'s decision that changes to the Section 8 Small Area Fair Market Rent (SAFMR) policy — which could have had severe unintended consequences for NYC Section 8 tenants — will not apply to cities with low vacancy rates, like NYC.

Trump met at the White House with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, Democratic leader Chuck Schumer and the top Republican and Democrat on the Judiciary Committee to discuss filling the court's lingering vacancy caused by the death of conservative Justice Antonin Scalia more than 11 months ago.

Where any vacancy is filled under section 137, or the Electoral Commission determines that the vacancy can not be filled, the Electoral Commission shall, as soon as is convenient, file with the Clerk of the House of Representatives a return indicating, --

Unfilled vacancies on the courts will be a huge problem when one party does not have control of both the Senate and the White House.

«As we continue working with HUD on increasing affordability and other critical housing goals, we appreciate that HUD heard our request for a policy that takes into account the unique needs of NYC, and other cities with low vacancy rates, and that the unintentional but real harm posed by the proposed SAFMR rule will be averted.

With a current division of 245 Republicans and 188 Democrats (and 2 vacancies) Democrats are decidedly out - of - power in the House and Gentile would face significant challenges in accomplishing any of his legislative goals.

A bill to repeal the vacancy allowance has languished in the State Assembly for years, but some see an opening to inject the issue into negotiations over the renewal of a tax exemption for developers who build affordable housing.

That's the conclusion some Buffalo lawyers and political types reached last week after Schumer, now the Democratic Senate minority leader and New York's senior senator, signed onto the White House's appointment of Buffalo attorney John L. Sinatra Jr. to fill a judicial vacancy in Buffalo.

These elections were called to fill a vacancy in Michigan State Senate District 27 and Michigan House of Representatives District 49.

These elections were called to fill vacancies in Mississippi State Senate Districts 16 and 28, and Mississippi House of Representatives Districts 5, 11, 36, 55, 59, 96 and 110.

On Monday, we plugged that evening's episode of BronxTalk, which focuses on foreclosure, vacancy decontrol and other housing issues.

WASHINGTON — Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer said Thursday that he pressed for the renomination of attorney Kathleen M. Sweet to be Buffalo's first female federal judge, but that the Trump White House insisted on nominating John L. Sinatra Jr. — a Republican being pushed by Rep. Chris Collins, R - N.Y. — for the judicial vacancy instead.

It proposes allowing retirements from the Lords and calls for future appointments to be put on a «more transparent and sustainable basis, with the independent House of Lords appointments commission determining how many vacancies exist».

«Polk grassroots Democrats pick up the slack in HD 39» via Bill Rufty of Florida Politics — While the hapless state Democratic Party has done almost nothing for the underdog campaign of Shira of Lakeland in preparation for the special election to fill a vacancy in Florida House District 39, local grassroots organizations did.

«This is a very dramatic and unique precedent relating to vacancies in the House of Representatives,» Mr. Goldfeder said.

In addition to the two Senate races, there was also a special election in the House of Representatives to fill a vacancy in the 115th District created when Democrat Steve Dargan of West Haven stepped down to take an appointment on the Board of Pardons and Paroles.

While the hapless state Democratic Party has done almost nothing for the underdog campaign of Ricky Shira of Lakeland in preparation for Tuesday's special election to fill a vacancy in Florida House District 39, local grassroots organizations did.

Entitled, «The New Housing Emergency,» the report (in full below) says loopholes in the city's current rent - stabilization rules — like vacancy decontrol and rent increases due to renovations — result in the loss of more than 10,000 rent - regulated apartments per year.

same political party in the same house shall appoint a member to fill such vacancy irrespective of whether that

Her death creates a vacancy at the top of the Democratic side of the Rules panel, which sets the terms of House floor debates.

Despite the qualifier, it represented a change of position for Espada who, in a September session with reporters in his office, said he didn't support repealing the vacancy decontrol and instead wants to focus on creating more incentives for developers to construct affordable housing.

Gillibrand gave up her House seat the two men are vying for to fill the Senate vacancy created when Hillary Clinton stepped down to serve as secretary of state.

In an op - ed in the current issue of the Norwood News, Gregory Lobo - Jost of University Neighborhood Housing Program, explains that vacancy decontrol does affect Espada's district because it drives the working poor from elsewhere in the city to Bronx.

Eliminate Vacancy Decontrol, which leaves new tenants of vacant housing without any rent or eviction protections.

He would repeal vacancy deregulation as a way of protecting New York City's stock of rent stabilized housing.

«With the shortage of housing in New York City and its surrounding areas, vacancy decontrol only further erodes the stock of rent - regulated housing,» Wright wrote.

The 2014 Housing and Vacancy Survey found that the median rent for a rent - controlled unit was $ 1,020 per month on an average income of $ 29,000 per year... or 42 % of their fixed income.

The Community Service Society estimated the number of rent - regulated units in each legislative district by allocating the rent - regulated apartments from the New York City Housing and Vacancy Survey's sub-borough areas into legislative districts in proportion with the 2010 local census tract population.

Her death creates a vacancy at the top of the Democratic side of the rules panel, which sets the terms of House floor debates.

New York State Senators and Assembly members (or their representatives) in attendance signed a statement pledging to address repeal of vacancy decontrol with their chamber's Speaker, Housing Chair, and the Governor by January 10, 2009.

This might come as bad news for housing advocates who were hoping Democratic control of the senate would push forward new housing legislation, including eliminating vacancy decontrol for rent - stabilized units.

Article 1, section 2 of the U.S. Constitution, discussing the House of Representatives, states, «When vacancies happen in the Representation from any State, the Executive Authority thereof shall issue Writs of Election to fill such Vacancievacancies happen in the Representation from any State, the Executive Authority thereof shall issue Writs of Election to fill such VacanciesVacancies.»

The Coalition for the Homeless, joined by community groups and labor unions, crafted the proposal, which calls for 10 percent of city - subsidized new housing to be set aside for the indigent along with at least 2,500 of the New York City Housing Authority «s yearly vacancies, a new city and state program to create 30,000 units of housing for homeless people with substance abuse issues and mental disorders, and greater subsidies from Albany to assist struggling rhousing to be set aside for the indigent along with at least 2,500 of the New York City Housing Authority «s yearly vacancies, a new city and state program to create 30,000 units of housing for homeless people with substance abuse issues and mental disorders, and greater subsidies from Albany to assist struggling rHousing Authority «s yearly vacancies, a new city and state program to create 30,000 units of housing for homeless people with substance abuse issues and mental disorders, and greater subsidies from Albany to assist struggling rhousing for homeless people with substance abuse issues and mental disorders, and greater subsidies from Albany to assist struggling renters.

Ms. Olatoye pointed out that the housing authority has a waiting list of 250,000 families and a vacancy rate of.7 percent, with only 5,000 units opening up each year.

That model linked a patient's most recent address to poverty rate, level of educational attainment and housing vacancy rate in the census data.