Canadian housing market articles
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Housing crisis set to intensify in 'unhealthy' market
Housing has become more expensive for all Australians no matter where they live or how much they earn. And a government-appointed council says it will only get worse, with the Commonwealth expected to fall short of its housing target by hundreds of thousands of homes. The independent National Housing Supply and Affordability Council will launch […]
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Report: Arizona's housing market is in rough shape
(The Center Square) – A new report is sounding the alarm on Arizona’s housing market. The report from the Common Sense Institute, a conservative-leaning think tank, says that Arizona is losing its competitiveness that it once had. In addition, the report says that there is a “housing deficit of over 129,000 units” and found that the cost of a home in the Phoenix metropolitan area has gone up by 60% since 2020. “Arizona’s housing market is standing on a cliff,”...
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Report: Iowa's housing market more affordable than other states
(The Center Square) - Iowa's housing market is the 17th most competitive in the country, according to a new study released Thursday by the Common Sense Institute of Iowa. The Iowa Housing Competitiveness Index is based on four factors, the organization said: "The percentage of permits as a share of the housing deficit/surplus; the housing deficit/surplus as a percentage of the population; the hours required to pay a monthly mortgage; and the number of hours of work required to...