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High Housing Costs and the Consequences

DataMaster

A recent slowdown (summer 2021) is finally giving buyers slim hope for the future. The Rise in Cost-Burdened Home Owners and Tenants Rising housing costs are creating more burdens on people. We won’t go into depth here on how to solve the housing shortage, but there are several things the government could do to ease the crisis.

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High Housing Costs and the Consequences

DataMaster

A recent slowdown (summer 2021) is finally giving buyers slim hope for the future. The Rise in Cost-Burdened Home Owners and Tenants. The federal government defines affordable housing as “any housing unit whose gross monthly costs, including utilities, are equal to no more than 30% of a household’s gross monthly income.”

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High Housing Costs and the Consequences

DataMaster

A recent slowdown (summer 2021) is finally giving buyers slim hope for the future. The Rise in Cost-Burdened Home Owners and Tenants. The federal government defines affordable housing as “any housing unit whose gross monthly costs, including utilities, are equal to no more than 30% of a household’s gross monthly income.”

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Washington Legislators Drive Home More Real Estate Measures in 2024

Will Springer Realtor

Despite a short session this year, lawmakers in Olympia were successful in passing 14 known pieces of legislation that serve to help home buyers and sellers as well as landlords and tenants. He also secured about $2M in the transportation budget to continue cleaning up encampments along highways.