AUSTIN — The governments, citizens and businesses of Russia, China and two other nations would be prohibited from buying real estate in Texas under legislation awaiting action by the state Senate that warns that such purchases might be harmful to national and state interests. The measure, Senate Bill 147 by Brenham Republican Lois Kolkhorst, piggybacks…
CPI report revealed inflated cost of housing. What that means for rent, mortgages
Ever-increasing housing costs are not only straining budgets – they are also the biggest contributor to the nation’s bump in inflation, according to a report released Tuesday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The consumer-price index, a widely used measure of inflation, moderated to 6.4% in January from a year earlier and down from 6.5%…
Why rent is so expensive in 3 Canadian cities (that aren’t Toronto or Vancouver)
When rent goes up, it often goes up most dramatically in major urban centres. And, sure enough, Toronto and Vancouver have consistently been in the spotlight as rental prices have skyrocketed over the last year. A two-bedroom apartment in the Ontario capital averaged $1,765 a month in 2022, while the same place in Vancouver soared…
Post-Roe, Native Americans face even more abortion hurdles
A few months after South Dakota banned abortion last year, April Matson drove more than nine hours to take a friend to a Colorado clinic to get the procedure. The trip brought back difficult memories of Matson’s own abortion at the same clinic in 2016. The former grocery store worker and parent of two could…
NGT imposes Rs 113 crore fine on Noida realtor, raps ED for delayed action | Noida News
NEW DELHI: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has levied a fine of over Rs 113 crore against a Noida-based real estate firm in Noida for violating environmental laws. The Tribunal stated that the prolonged inaction by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) for over nine years fueled these breaches, and when the steps were finally taken, they…
Dar525 Will Bring Its Mediterranean Flavors to Bed Study With New Outpost
Mediterranean restaurant Dar525 is coming to the corner of Malcolm X Boulevard and Hancock Street in Bed Study this spring, bringing Middle Eastern food to an area where it is lacking. The eatery, whose menu includes a variety of flatbreads, dips, kebabs, and salads, opened at 525 Grand Street in Williamsburg in 2012. In 2016,…
Rental fraud grows amid rise in fake, falsified tenant applications
Fraudulent home selling is a complicated scheme and represents a step up from simpler cases of mortgage fraud.Graeme Roy/The Canadian Press Criminal groups are increasingly using fake tenant applications to commit real estate fraud, at a time when a growing number of prospective renters are also falsifying information to gain an edge in a hyper-competitive…
Heated Bidding Wars Are Still Being Waged on This Type of Home
Homebuyers who are closely watching the correction in the real estate market might believe now is a good time to pounce. After all, homes are sitting on the market for longer, those maddening bidding wars have dried up, and wild offers over the asking price are things of the past, right? Well, not exactly. It…
The Insider: Long, Dark Fort Greene Row House Opens Up to Nature
Got a project to propose for The Insiders? Contact Cara at caramia447 [at] gmail [dot] com The versatility of the vintage Brooklyn row house continues to amaze, even when the presenting circumstances seem less than ideal. Even innovative, seasoned architects like Scott Oliver and Margarita McGrath of Clinton Hill-based Noroof Architects were daunted by the…
Conservation groups still have eyes on Georgetown County for future land purchases | News
GEORGETOWN — A pair of conservation groups that have expanded Georgetown County’s protected lands in recent years have hoped to add more acreage. Acquisitions by the Open Space Institute and The Nature Conservancy have assisted expansion of Wee Tee State Forest to its current 16,000 acres. The Open Space Institute said its most recent buy,…