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Ontario's 2025 Budget: Delayed Balance, Tariff Relief, and Economic Uncertainty
Ontario's 2025 budget, released Thursday, addresses economic uncertainty caused by U.S. tariffs, delaying the balanced budget timeline and allocating $5 billion to a "Protecting Ontario Account" for business relief, while also focusing on Indigenous partnerships, alcohol/cannabis market changes, and...
Ontario's 2025 Budget: Delayed Balance, Tariff Relief, and Economic Uncertainty
Ontario's 2025 budget, released Thursday, addresses economic uncertainty caused by U.S. tariffs, delaying the balanced budget timeline and allocating $5 billion to a "Protecting Ontario Account" for business relief, while also focusing on Indigenous partnerships, alcohol/cannabis market changes, and...
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36% Bias Score
Climate Change Exacerbates Global Housing Crisis
Climate change-induced disasters like wildfires and hurricanes are drastically increasing housing costs globally, displacing low-income residents and fueling climate gentrification, as seen in California, Miami, and post-Katrina New Orleans.
Climate Change Exacerbates Global Housing Crisis
Climate change-induced disasters like wildfires and hurricanes are drastically increasing housing costs globally, displacing low-income residents and fueling climate gentrification, as seen in California, Miami, and post-Katrina New Orleans.
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16% Bias Score
US Home Prices Soar 39 Percent Since 2019, Exacerbating Affordability Crisis
From March 2019 to March 2024, US home values jumped 39 percent, leaving 8.7 percent of homes affordable to those earning \$50,000 annually, down from 27.8 percent in 2019, while those earning over \$250,000 can afford 80 percent of homes; this is due to low mortgage rates and limited supply.
US Home Prices Soar 39 Percent Since 2019, Exacerbating Affordability Crisis
From March 2019 to March 2024, US home values jumped 39 percent, leaving 8.7 percent of homes affordable to those earning \$50,000 annually, down from 27.8 percent in 2019, while those earning over \$250,000 can afford 80 percent of homes; this is due to low mortgage rates and limited supply.
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40% Bias Score
NSW Labor Launches Housing Campaign Group
NSW Labor established "Labor for Housing," a new campaign group advocating for increased housing supply to counter the housing crisis, mirroring the party's successful Medicare campaign strategy.
NSW Labor Launches Housing Campaign Group
NSW Labor established "Labor for Housing," a new campaign group advocating for increased housing supply to counter the housing crisis, mirroring the party's successful Medicare campaign strategy.
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40% Bias Score
Dutch Parliament Bans Large-Scale Migrant Worker Housing
The Dutch parliament voted to ban large-scale housing projects for migrant workers due to concerns about inhumane living conditions, despite municipalities viewing them as solutions to existing housing issues and arguing that the ban will worsen the problem.
Dutch Parliament Bans Large-Scale Migrant Worker Housing
The Dutch parliament voted to ban large-scale housing projects for migrant workers due to concerns about inhumane living conditions, despite municipalities viewing them as solutions to existing housing issues and arguing that the ban will worsen the problem.
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44% Bias Score
Soaring Rents Outpace Wage Growth, Creating U.S. Housing Crisis
U.S. apartment rents increased almost 30% since April 2020 to \$1,858 monthly, while median income rose 22.5% to roughly \$82,000; Zillow data shows renters needing \$80,000 annually for typical apartments, up from \$60,000 in 2020, with eight major cities requiring six-figure salaries.
Soaring Rents Outpace Wage Growth, Creating U.S. Housing Crisis
U.S. apartment rents increased almost 30% since April 2020 to \$1,858 monthly, while median income rose 22.5% to roughly \$82,000; Zillow data shows renters needing \$80,000 annually for typical apartments, up from \$60,000 in 2020, with eight major cities requiring six-figure salaries.
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40% Bias Score
Maashorst Council Approves 1000-Person Asylum Housing Plan Despite Protests
The Maashorst municipality council approved a plan for approximately 1000 asylum seekers and residents in need of housing, including a 300-person asylum center in Uden, despite significant public protests that included unrest and police intervention in April and June.
Maashorst Council Approves 1000-Person Asylum Housing Plan Despite Protests
The Maashorst municipality council approved a plan for approximately 1000 asylum seekers and residents in need of housing, including a 300-person asylum center in Uden, despite significant public protests that included unrest and police intervention in April and June.
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44% Bias Score
EU Housing Market: Prices Soar, Affordability Plummets
Soaring construction costs, limited housing supply, and investment purchases have driven housing prices to record highs in several EU countries, with Hungary seeing a threefold increase since 2015, while rental costs have also risen significantly across the EU, impacting affordability and delaying y...
EU Housing Market: Prices Soar, Affordability Plummets
Soaring construction costs, limited housing supply, and investment purchases have driven housing prices to record highs in several EU countries, with Hungary seeing a threefold increase since 2015, while rental costs have also risen significantly across the EU, impacting affordability and delaying y...
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28% Bias Score
Chilean Presidential Candidates Clash Over Economic and Housing Policies
Six leading Chilean presidential candidates met to discuss economic and housing challenges, revealing major disagreements on fiscal spending, public sector reform, and housing policies, with contrasting views on the role of the state in addressing Chile's decade-long economic stagnation.
Chilean Presidential Candidates Clash Over Economic and Housing Policies
Six leading Chilean presidential candidates met to discuss economic and housing challenges, revealing major disagreements on fiscal spending, public sector reform, and housing policies, with contrasting views on the role of the state in addressing Chile's decade-long economic stagnation.
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44% Bias Score
Carney's New Cabinet Tackles Tariffs and Housing Crisis Amidst Economic Uncertainty
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney appointed a new cabinet focused on economic growth and addressing the U.S. tariffs and housing crisis; however, economists warn that job losses and market uncertainty pose significant challenges to his plan.
Carney's New Cabinet Tackles Tariffs and Housing Crisis Amidst Economic Uncertainty
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney appointed a new cabinet focused on economic growth and addressing the U.S. tariffs and housing crisis; however, economists warn that job losses and market uncertainty pose significant challenges to his plan.
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56% Bias Score
Sydney Inner West Council Proposes 31,000 New Homes, Challenging State's Rezoning Plan
The Inner West Council in Sydney proposed a plan to build 31,000 homes in 15 years near train stations, allowing buildings up to 11 stories high, in contrast to the state government's six- to seven-story limit, aiming for a fairer distribution of housing and addressing housing shortages.
Sydney Inner West Council Proposes 31,000 New Homes, Challenging State's Rezoning Plan
The Inner West Council in Sydney proposed a plan to build 31,000 homes in 15 years near train stations, allowing buildings up to 11 stories high, in contrast to the state government's six- to seven-story limit, aiming for a fairer distribution of housing and addressing housing shortages.
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60% Bias Score
Dutch Rent Freeze Plan Faces Major Hurdle: Compensating Private Landlords Deemed Impossible
The Dutch government's plan to freeze social rents for two years has hit a snag; compensating the 500,000 private owners of social housing is considered practically impossible due to the lack of a central registry and the complexity of individual compensation, leaving Housing Minister Keijzer to fin...
Dutch Rent Freeze Plan Faces Major Hurdle: Compensating Private Landlords Deemed Impossible
The Dutch government's plan to freeze social rents for two years has hit a snag; compensating the 500,000 private owners of social housing is considered practically impossible due to the lack of a central registry and the complexity of individual compensation, leaving Housing Minister Keijzer to fin...
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44% Bias Score
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