Homeownership has moved further out of reach,
with affordability measured in the ATTOM Data Solutions Q4 2016 Home Affordability Index falling steeply in the fourth quarter to its lowest level since 2008.
Not exact matches
Affordability in the province improved modestly
with RBC
measures easing between 0.2 and 0.9 percentage points.
The left - leaning New Democratic Party (NDP) came to power last year
with a pledge to improve housing
affordability and its first full budget is expected to include
measures to curb speculative demand, crack down on tax cheats and money laundering, and stabilize housing markets.
seeks to amend the bill
with measures on financial literacy, principal competence in turnaround schools and college
affordability for low - income students.
The three Oakland housing
affordability measures our Teacher Advisory Group members wrote about last week all passed
with over 70 % of the vote!
But time is on your side right now: Home values are continuing to climb,
with the median existing single - family home price increasing in 148 of the 178 cities
measured by the National Association of Realtors ®» latest Metropolitan Median Area Prices and
Affordability quarterly study.
Note that the rental
affordability score
measures each city's percentage of jobs
with a median income that can afford a two - bedroom apartment.
Robert Hogue, a senior economist
with RBC, says that housing
affordability, as
measured by the percentage of household income needed to pay monthly mortgage, property tax and utility bills, hasn't been this low in years.
While nature, relative proximity to the city, space, and
affordability may be the most obvious appeals of the Catskills, what the area also offers is that complex dynamic between town and country — a chance to
measure how urban notions of culture fit within the rural setting, and the kinds of esthetic, social, and political navigations that artists make in dealing
with the land and its people.
Monitor and evaluate patients» reasonable access to cannabis for medical purposes through the implementation of the new system,
with action as required to ensure that the market provides reasonable
affordability and availability and that regulations provide authority for
measures that may be needed to address access issues
The province will also work
with families and experts in the coming months to develop a child care
affordability strategy that will identify further
measures that could lower costs and support parents.
- The province will also work
with families and experts in the coming months to develop a child care
affordability strategy that will identify further
measures that could lower costs and support parents.
Luckily, Canada's most populous province is considering
measures to enhance housing
affordability while avoiding moves to actively lower home prices, people familiar
with Ontario's plans said.
One common
measure of
affordability — the ratio of median house prices to household income — fell to 3.4 last year, the lowest level since 1995 and in line
with the two decades ending in the year 2000.
During GL Days, Realtors met
with MLAs from across B.C. to ask the provincial government to examine shelter taxes and take
measures to encourage housing
affordability and tax fairness for British Columbians.
A recent
affordability measure by the National Association of REALTORS ® (NAR) and realtor.com ® confirms a gap, especially for those
with lower incomes.