This unofficial and invisible safety net is widespread and operates at all income levels. But no one knows the actual scale of this web of informal transactions.
Articles on Homeownership
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None of the 49 leading economists polled in the latest Economic Society of Australia survey said they believed the market was delivering good outcomes.
Homeowners insurance is so expensive that some people are going without it.
Florida home insurance premiums have shot up threefold in just five years.
We found people who own their home outright were 1.5 times as likely to be highly satisfied with life as renters. But it can be a different story if you have a mortgage – especially if you’re 50-plus.
Black would-be homeowners pay the price when big investors buy up the neighborhood.
Mortgaged households have faced a 17.5% increase in living costs over the past two years, compared to 10.8% for households who rent.
Do you ever worry about how Airbnb rentals might be affecting your neighbourhood? Your concerns might not be misplaced.
The questions you should be asking a mortgage broker.
A scholar who examines the impact of property ownership explains why purchasing a home comes with many moral obligations.
Since foreign owners only represent a tiny segment of the housing market, it’s unlikely that Canada’s new ban on foreign homebuyers will make homes more affordable for Canadians.
Owning a home by age 30 is increasingly a distant dream thanks to a growing generational wealth gap.
With 30-year fixed rates hitting a 20-year high of 7%, a finance scholar explains where these life-altering loans originated.
Routine maintenance is necessary for every homeowner. But for Black women, that burden is complicated by decades of redlining and the impacts of climate change.
Many government agencies help people whose lives are thrown off course, but not everyone is eligible or able to access that aid.
Labor’s scheme will get people into homeownership who would have otherwise missed out. The Coalition’s will get people already likely to buy into houses sooner.
The 2017 tax cuts put a $10,000 cap on the deduction for state and local taxes. The richest households would see the biggest gains from eliminating or raising the cap.
A fire scientist explains the risk of flying embers that can travel over a mile from a wildfire and how people can protect their homes.
Black farmers own far less land than they did in 1910 and the racial gap in homeownership is at the highest level for 50 years.
It’s time to reset Canada’s housing policies to make cities more affordable and more socially just places to live.
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John Curtin Distinguished Professor, Curtin University
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Director of Data and Analysis, University of Michigan
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Emeritus Professor of Urban Policy, The New School
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Professor Emeritus of Urban Planning, University of Kansas
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Director, Hazard Reduction and Recovery Center; Associate Professor of Urban Planning, Texas A&M University
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Professor, Mathematics and Economics, Bryant University
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Professor at the Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley
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Research Economist, Institute for Fiscal Studies
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Research Affiliate, Mississippi State University
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Professor, Geography, University of Toronto
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Professor Emeritus, School of Planning, Dalhousie University
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Senior Lecturer School of Accounting, Economics and Finance, Curtin University
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Professor of Real Estate, University of Florida
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Associate Professor of Architectural Engineering, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
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Director, Master of Engineering in Financial Technology, Duke University