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Denver Mayor Proposes Sales Tax Hike to Fund Affordable Housing

Denver Mayor Proposes Sales Tax Hike to Fund Affordable Housing

by Phil Hall | Jul 8, 2024 | Current News & Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

Denver Mayor Mike Johnston is seeking to hike the city’s sales tax rate as a financing vehicle to fund his affordable housing goals. The Denver Post reported the proposal would add an extra 0.5% to the city’s current effective 8.81% sales tax rate. Johnston, a...
London Mayor Lobbies New UK Prime Minister for Billions in Affordable Housing Funds

London Mayor Lobbies New UK Prime Minister for Billions in Affordable Housing Funds

by Phil Hall | Jul 5, 2024 | Current News & Events, International Real Estate News, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

London Mayor Sadiq Khan is pressing for newly elected U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer to provide him with billions to address the capital city’s need for more affordable housing. The Evening Standard reported that Khan has been pushing for a £2.2billion...
Person of the Week: Paul Bernard, President and CEO of Affordable Homes & Communities

Person of the Week: Paul Bernard, President and CEO of Affordable Homes & Communities

by Phil Hall | Jul 3, 2024 | Current News & Events, Person of the Week, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

In this edition of Person of the Week, our spotlight shines on Paul Bernard, president and CEO of Affordable Homes & Communities, a nonprofit affordable housing developer in the Greater Washington, D.C. Metro Area, and an adjunct professor of urban and regional...
A Phil Hall Op-Ed: Biden, Housing and ‘Corporate Greed’

A Phil Hall Op-Ed: Biden, Housing and ‘Corporate Greed’

by Phil Hall | Jul 1, 2024 | A Phil Hall Op-Ed, Current News & Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

A Phil Hall Op-Ed: Last Thursday’s presidential debate was, to be a charitable, a disaster for the incumbent. But from a housing standpoint, it offered a cruel but much-needed reality check on President Biden’s disconnect to the problems created by his...
NAR Supports New Biden Plan on Addressing Housing Affordability

NAR Supports New Biden Plan on Addressing Housing Affordability

by Phil Hall | Jul 1, 2024 | Current News & Events, Industry Updates, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

The National Association of Realtors (NAR) has given its support to several strategies proposed last week by the Biden administration to address the need to expand affordable housing opportunities. NAR specifically praised the proposal for a new Department of the...
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