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Cities Where Buyers Can Afford the Most and Least

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Nearly 67% of Americans are bunkered down by at least one non-mortgage debt. SmartAsset analyzed data from the 50 largest cities to find where the average American can afford the largest home, along with the smallest. Data compared included median household income in each city, average non-mortgage debt, and median home values.

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Salary Needed to Afford a Home in the Top 15 Metros

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SmartAsset identified the salaries needed in the 15 largest metros to afford an average home payment and not exceed the recommended 36% debt-to-income ratio. The site compared median home values, property tax rates, down payment, homeowners insurance, and other debt payments to calculate these results. and Philadelphia.

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Construction Bad Debt What To Do About It

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All construction contractors have experienced the financial pain of bad debt which is defined as a customer who refuses to pay no matter what you do. Oddly enough most of them paid the debt years later and all of them were very appreciative that we treated them with courtesy and respect. Knowing The Answers Helps.

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Business Report: Garden State Growth Zones Aim to Lift New Jersey’s Cities

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It places extra emphasis on spurring development and private-sector job growth in new Garden State Growth Zones (GSGZ) identified in the legislation as the four lowest median family income cities in the state: Camden, Trenton, Passaic and Paterson.

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U.S. CRE Turning Around In 2014, According To New PwC/ULI Report

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As a result, the report anticipates that 2014 may be the year that many investors who have traditionally focused mainly on large established markets such as Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, New York City, San Francisco and Washington, will be expanding their focus to other cities in order to protect capital.

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Housing Outlook: Is This a Recession … or Not?

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Wages are rising, but not as fast as inflation, so job growth and low household debt burdens are keeping the economy going,” Rogers adds. Perry is an award-winning freelance writer based in New York City. And while Moody’s Analytics projects GDP growth of 1.7% in 2022 and 0.7% increase of 2021. Housing Policy + Finance.

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SPECIAL REPORT: Steadfast And Strong In The Wake Of Superstorm Sandy

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The Christie Administration will dedicate more than half of this funding for low-to-moderate-income households, in accordance with HUD guidelines. billion allocated to New York. The programs will be offered outside New York City (NYC will administer similar programs to meet the same needs its own CDBG-DR allocation of $1.7