#housing-policy

#housing-policy

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LLPAs are either paid upfront or baked into the interest rate. They vary based on factors including borrower credit score, down payment and property type. The Biden administration attempted to revamp the LLPA matrix in 2023, which would have permanently reduced or eliminated fees for first-time homebuyers and low- to moderate-income borrowers. The changes also included fees for borrowers with lower credit scores and higher down payments.

He's authored some really big, really consequential bills - including bills that have a lot of opposition,

The two tore into each other in strikingly personal terms on their backgrounds, their policy ideas and how each would address antisemitism. Republican nominee Curtis Sliwa, meanwhile, reprised his wildcard role as he refuses to bow to a pressure campaign from some Republicans to leave the race. Despite not winning President Donald Trump's endorsement and being mocked at times by the Queens-born president Sliwa said he would work with Trump to protect the city's interests.

Having a child should be the greatest day of a New Yorkers' life; it was for me. On that day, you should not have to worry about where you're going to take your baby once you leave the hospital. You should not have to worry about whether your child will grow up on the verge of homelessness or in a home. In 2024 alone, over 2,000 babies were born in New York City shelters that's 2,000 too many.

Consider the lawsuit brought by members of the City Council's Common Sense Caucus last month. The complaint argued that while the members don't oppose increasing the city's housing stock, three measures that will appear on the November ballot aimed at streamlining housing construction mislead voters. State Supreme Court Judge Jeffrey Pearlman on Wednesday denied the group's petition, which asked the court to void the questions until an environmental review of the potential impact of the proposals is completed.

Under the terms of their new policy, the Greens would put more regulation and taxes on private rentals to make it difficult for landlords to make a profit, while boosting housebuilding by councils. It would use existing Green policies such as imposing rent controls, ending buy-to-let mortgages and giving councils the 'right to buy' a rental property when it is sold at a discounted price.

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Labour used its party conference this week to unveil plans for 12 new towns and a broader package of housing initiatives across England. Ministers framed the proposals as a long-term solution to the housing crisis, promising 1.5 million new homes in the current Parliament, including a significant proportion designated as affordable. Industry experts, however, warned that without clear plans for land release, funding, and planning reform, the projects risk remaining unbuilt promises.

In anticipation of the upcoming mayoral election in New York City on Nov. 4, the suburban housing markets are experiencing a surge in activity, largely attributed to Zohran Mamdani, a Democratic Socialist, leading in the polls. Mamdani's housing policies have prompted some wealthy residents to consider moving to the suburbs, particularly Westchester County. The Harrison Team at Compass, Westchester-based real estate agents, have noted a significant increase in Manhattan residents interested in suburban properties following Mamdani's primary victory.

The memo arrived nearly two months after Austin lost a $105 million grant for the Interstate 35 cap-and-stitch program, which was initially awarded last year. That funding was lost as part of a national rescission of unobligated Neighborhood Access & Equity awards, even though the city had already committed $104 million in local money to ensure structural supports are included in TxDOT's rebuild of I-35 through downtown.

City of Yes passed at the end of last year, promising to create more than 80,000 new homes over 15 years, in part by legalizing the creation of apartments in people's backyards or basements of people's single- and two-family homes. (The move proved controversial, unsurprisingly.) In July, the Department of Buildings released preliminary specs for constructing these sorts of units, some of which were pretty universal - only one ADU could be constructed for every single- or two-family home; maximum size is 800 square feet -

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