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Building more problems.(Between The Lines)
ITEM: City governments are finding it harder to help lower-income families buy a "starter house," reported the Press-Enterprise (Corona, California). "The 'American Dream' in its most basic form includes home ownership for many. But rising housing costs are putting that dream out of reach, particularly for low-income residents," said the newspaper on March 1.
In Corona, for example, home prices "are rising at a rate of more than 20 percent per year, with the average price at more than $380,000 in October...." Fewer people are qualifying for government assistance, which provides funding to "pay the difference between what they qualify for through their lenders and the home-purchase price." In Buena Park, the city council has "approved an increase of the maximum home price for its program to about $340,000 ... [and voted] ... to increase down-payment assistance to $60,000 ..., pending a go-ahead from the state, which administers the federal funding for many city programs...."
BETWEEN THE LINES: Government is more of a problem than a solution for those seeking affordable housing--with burdensome environmental limitations and "smart-growth" policies jacking up costs. In California, for example, communities have placed expensive development-impact fees on home construction, up to $60,000 for a single-family dwelling, says housing expert Wendell Cox. Nationwide, the least affordable housing areas, including ...
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...organized by Research Associates Edward Glaeser and Claudia Goldin, both...NBER and University of California, Los Angeles, "Digging...NBER and University of California, Los Angeles, and Jean Laurent Rosenthal, University of California, Los Angeles, "Corporate...
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- Magazine article from: NBER Reporter December 22, 2006 700+ words
...and Emmanuel Saez, University of California, Berkeley and NBER, "Earnings Responses...Working Paper No. 12410) Discussant: Edward Glaeser, Harvard University and NBER Joseph...Discussant: Raj Chetty, University of California, Berkeley and NBER Stefania Albanesi...
- Home costs are called a drag on state growth.
- News wire article from: Boston Globe (Boston, MA) Blanton, Kimberly May 22, 2006 700+ words
...according to the US Census Bureau, after California and Hawaii. The median price for...only by the impact on jobs in two California cities, San Francisco and San Jose. A separate study, by Edward Glaeser, a Harvard economics professor...
- Reality Differs from Data, Say Blacks Who Feel Isolated in Salt Lake City.
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News January 14, 2003 700+ words
...integrated areas, including the metro areas around several California cities, such as Ventura and San Jose. The study ranks only...don't look much different from others. Harvard professor Edward Glaeser defends the positive ranking for Salt Lake City, arguing...
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- Magazine article from: Publishers Weekly Deahl, Rachel September 24, 2007 700+ words
...one mysterious hitchhiker--who travel from New York to California in 1981, each searching for different things. [ILLUSTRATION...WM's other big book, in the nonfiction category, is Edward Glaeser's The Language of Cities. Currently on submission in the...
- The new gold rush: the real story isn't real estate prices; it's a seismic...
- Magazine article from: Sarasota Magazine Daniel, Pam June 22, 2005 700+ words
...development officials? Not really, says Harvard economist Dr. Edward Glaeser: "The biggest single factor that predicts the success of...notes for Naples socialites.) And as in the gold rush in California, all this wealth will spark more explosive growth, as the...
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- Magazine article from: Brookings Papers on Economic Activity Glaeser, Edward L. Gottlieb. Joshua D. March 22, 2008 700+ words
...BY ROBERT E. HALL The issues addressed in this paper by Edward Glaeser and Joshua Gottlieb will be coming into focus in the United...of the policies discouraging higher density have changed. California puts heavy taxes on cars and gives heavy subsidies to mass...
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- Newspaper article from: The Christian Science Monitor Francis, David R. December 31, 2007 700+ words
...future government spending. In No. 13548, University of California, Berkeley, economists Christina and David Romer find...decisions of one's peers. In No. 13477, David Cutler and Edward Glaeser, both of Harvard University, in Cambridge, Mass., find...
- Better ethnic targeting: new methodology enhances voter files. (Political...
- Magazine article from: Campaigns & Elections Lee, Roger Sutton, David July 1, 2002 700+ words
...file vendors. These tests were conducted on voter files in California, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Texas. Overall, this non...Street Journal article, Harvard demographer and economist Edward Glaeser documented a strong trend of African Americans movin
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- Magazine article from: NBER Reporter March 22, 2005 700+ words
...research into an NBER conference volume. Edward Glaeser of NBER and Harvard University, who...Sorting and Consumer City" Discussant: Edward Glaeser Karen Kopecky and Ming Hon Suen, University...Interstate Highway System" Discussant: Edward Glaeser Henderson and Venables examine ...
Source: HighBeam Research, Building more problems.(Between The Lines)