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Can Teachers, Nurses, and Retail Workers Afford the Rent?

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Can Teachers, Nurses, and Retail Workers Afford the Rent? Zillow examined what renters who work as teachers and nurses and in food services and retail are doing to keep rent payments affordable. Zillow examined what renters who work as teachers and nurses and in food services and retail are doing to keep rent payments affordable.

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3 affordable housing projects that serve as social catalysts

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Eleven million people in this country are paying more than half of their income for rent, and these are low-income people,” says Richard Burns, CEO of the NHP Foundation, a national not-for-profit provider of affordable housing. Affordable housing is housing built for people who earn 80% or less of the area median income (AMI).

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Innovation Is Thriving In Arizona

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While the national average of per-capita income going to taxes is 9.9 In addition, Arizona’s taxes on property, gas and personal income remain low compared to the rest of the country. Boeing will add hundreds of additional employees to its Mesa operations as it moves some of its internal services from Seattle.

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Cracking the code of affordable housing

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million homes that are accessible to low-income renters. Nationwide, 60% of all workers earn less than what’s required to afford a two-bedroom rental home, according to a June report by the National Low Income Housing Coalition, which also cited the shortage of affordable housing.

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

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Seattle, which ranked sixth in this year’s survey, is another example of a top city with its global connections, high rate of educational attainment, and growth in the technology industry, making it a hub for international investment. New York – New York slips two places to number four in this year’s survey.

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Advanced Manufacturing: Manufacturing Gets Smarter, Faster

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That, along with a strong economy and zero personal state income tax, make it a great place to do business. The state’s central location, as a gateway between the American South and Midwest and with easy access to the Northeast and Atlantic Seaboard, is within a day’s drive of two-thirds of the nation’s population and household income.

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Centers of Technology: The Future Is Now

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We have low costs of doing business, our corporate income tax rate is the lowest in New England, the quality of life is high and cost of living is relatively low.”. According to Pryor, the state’s significant investments and incentives are helping close the deals in Rhode Island—about 18 business deals and 27 real estate deals in 18 months.