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BOF Capital Launches $150 Million Fund to Empower Black Canadian Entrepreneurs and Homeowners
BOF Capital, a new investment company launched by the Black Opportunity Fund, aims to raise $150 million by year-end for a private equity growth fund and a shared equity housing fund to address the economic empowerment of Black Canadians, tackling low homeownership rates and limited business investm...
BOF Capital Launches $150 Million Fund to Empower Black Canadian Entrepreneurs and Homeowners
BOF Capital, a new investment company launched by the Black Opportunity Fund, aims to raise $150 million by year-end for a private equity growth fund and a shared equity housing fund to address the economic empowerment of Black Canadians, tackling low homeownership rates and limited business investm...
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24% Bias Score
Generation X: Unhappiness and Financial Hardship
A recent study reveals that Generation X, born between 1965 and 1980, reports the lowest happiness levels among generations, with 31% stating unhappiness, due to economic hardships during their peak earning years and facing potential pension cuts in retirement.
Generation X: Unhappiness and Financial Hardship
A recent study reveals that Generation X, born between 1965 and 1980, reports the lowest happiness levels among generations, with 31% stating unhappiness, due to economic hardships during their peak earning years and facing potential pension cuts in retirement.
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52% Bias Score
France Considers Eliminating Social Housing, Shifting Funds to Homeownership
French Justice Minister Gérald Darmanin and others propose redirecting billions of euros from social housing towards zero-interest home loans, potentially impacting 10.5 million people currently residing in social housing, despite a housing shortage and increasing vulnerability of residents.
France Considers Eliminating Social Housing, Shifting Funds to Homeownership
French Justice Minister Gérald Darmanin and others propose redirecting billions of euros from social housing towards zero-interest home loans, potentially impacting 10.5 million people currently residing in social housing, despite a housing shortage and increasing vulnerability of residents.
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64% Bias Score
Young Adults Shun Homeownership, Prioritizing Flexibility Amidst Economic Uncertainty
A record-high 38-year-old median age for first-time homebuyers in 2024 signals a dramatic shift away from homeownership among young adults in the U.S., driven by economic uncertainty, job market precarity, and climate change concerns; this challenges the existing pro-homeownership tax code and could...
Young Adults Shun Homeownership, Prioritizing Flexibility Amidst Economic Uncertainty
A record-high 38-year-old median age for first-time homebuyers in 2024 signals a dramatic shift away from homeownership among young adults in the U.S., driven by economic uncertainty, job market precarity, and climate change concerns; this challenges the existing pro-homeownership tax code and could...
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56% Bias Score
Australian Home Prices Surge After Rate Cut
Fueled by a February rate cut, Australian national home prices rose 0.4% in March 2025, reaching a new peak for the year; however, this increase is creating significant challenges for first-home buyers and renters.
Australian Home Prices Surge After Rate Cut
Fueled by a February rate cut, Australian national home prices rose 0.4% in March 2025, reaching a new peak for the year; however, this increase is creating significant challenges for first-home buyers and renters.
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44% Bias Score
Slight Dip in Australian House Prices Fails to Address Deepening Affordability Crisis
A minimal 0.1% drop in Australian house prices, amounting to less than \$1000 on average, fails to resolve the escalating housing affordability crisis, where young people now require 17 years of average household income to buy a home, compared to nine years 25 years ago. This has prompted discussion...
Slight Dip in Australian House Prices Fails to Address Deepening Affordability Crisis
A minimal 0.1% drop in Australian house prices, amounting to less than \$1000 on average, fails to resolve the escalating housing affordability crisis, where young people now require 17 years of average household income to buy a home, compared to nine years 25 years ago. This has prompted discussion...
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40% Bias Score
UK "Booster Mortgages": Helping First-Time Buyers, But With Shared Liability
New "booster mortgages," such as NatWest's "Family Backed Mortgage," allow family members to boost a buyer's income for higher loan approvals; the buyer is solely responsible for repayments, but the booster shares liability.
UK "Booster Mortgages": Helping First-Time Buyers, But With Shared Liability
New "booster mortgages," such as NatWest's "Family Backed Mortgage," allow family members to boost a buyer's income for higher loan approvals; the buyer is solely responsible for repayments, but the booster shares liability.
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36% Bias Score
Perth's Housing Crisis: Even High-Income Earners Priced Out
Soaring Perth property prices since 2019 have priced out even high-income earners, with new data showing that single individuals in 17 professions couldn't save enough for a 20% deposit, and only three out of seventeen analyzed couples could, highlighting the urgent need for housing policy changes.
Perth's Housing Crisis: Even High-Income Earners Priced Out
Soaring Perth property prices since 2019 have priced out even high-income earners, with new data showing that single individuals in 17 professions couldn't save enough for a 20% deposit, and only three out of seventeen analyzed couples could, highlighting the urgent need for housing policy changes.
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56% Bias Score
UK Over-60s Hold Nine Times More Housing Wealth Than Under-35s
New data reveals that Britain's over-60s hold £2.89 trillion of housing wealth—nine times more than those under 35—due to longer financial lifetimes, house price appreciation, and lower mortgage debt, creating significant intergenerational equity concerns.
UK Over-60s Hold Nine Times More Housing Wealth Than Under-35s
New data reveals that Britain's over-60s hold £2.89 trillion of housing wealth—nine times more than those under 35—due to longer financial lifetimes, house price appreciation, and lower mortgage debt, creating significant intergenerational equity concerns.
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48% Bias Score
Trapped Equity: The Paradox of America's $35 Trillion Housing Wealth
American homeowners collectively hold over $35 trillion in housing wealth, an 80% increase since 2020; however, rising property taxes, high interest rates, and the inclusion of home equity in financial aid calculations create a 'trapped equity' dilemma, limiting access to liquidity and challenging t...
Trapped Equity: The Paradox of America's $35 Trillion Housing Wealth
American homeowners collectively hold over $35 trillion in housing wealth, an 80% increase since 2020; however, rising property taxes, high interest rates, and the inclusion of home equity in financial aid calculations create a 'trapped equity' dilemma, limiting access to liquidity and challenging t...
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56% Bias Score
UK Homeownership: Outright Ownership Surpasses Mortgages
Government figures reveal 37% of British households owned their homes outright in 2023/2024, exceeding the 28% with mortgages, a trend attributed to previous low mortgage rates, and contributing to the housing market's resilience against recent economic instability.
UK Homeownership: Outright Ownership Surpasses Mortgages
Government figures reveal 37% of British households owned their homes outright in 2023/2024, exceeding the 28% with mortgages, a trend attributed to previous low mortgage rates, and contributing to the housing market's resilience against recent economic instability.
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44% Bias Score
Florida Considers Eliminating Property Taxes Amid Soaring Home Costs
Florida lawmakers are considering eliminating property taxes, a move driven by soaring home costs and impacting fixed-income residents; the state would be the first to do so if approved, posing financial challenges but potentially alleviating homeowner burdens.
Florida Considers Eliminating Property Taxes Amid Soaring Home Costs
Florida lawmakers are considering eliminating property taxes, a move driven by soaring home costs and impacting fixed-income residents; the state would be the first to do so if approved, posing financial challenges but potentially alleviating homeowner burdens.
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36% Bias Score
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