An agreement for the world's largest AIDS charity to buy a half-dozen troubled homeless housing developments in Skid Row collapsed Thursday, throwing into disarray the future of the properties and the city’s rescue efforts for one of its largest supportive housing portfolios. The AIDS Healthcare Foundation had reached a deal this month to buy six buildings owned by the Skid Row Housing Trust for $27 million in a receivership sale. But foundation spokesperson Ged Kenslea said in a statement...
Tweaking property investor taxes could save the federal budget billions and boost home ownership, even with exemptions for those operating under the old rules, analysis commissioned by two senators suggests. Independent senators David Pocock and Jacqui Lambie want changes to capital gains tax and negative gearing back on the agenda, commissioning an analysis on the […]
U.S. prices will need to come down in order to compete for global customers — a blow to wheat farmers who’ve just come out of a challenging growing period
Leading Scottish property portal ESPC has announced a free Buy-To-Let Insights and Advice event on Thursday 9 May, targeted at aspiring property investors and current landlords. The event will be held at ESPC’s Property Information Centre on Edinburgh’s George Street, and will allow those thinking about beginning a property portfolio, or expanding their current portfolio, to have their most pressing questions answered by a panel of property experts. Free to attend, the event will take place...
(The Center Square) – The City of Spokane may soon require landlords to give tenants at least four months' notice before raising the price of rent under an ordinance the city council will vote on April 29. The ordinance takes a step further than the state legislature's 60-day standard by requiring landlords to provide tenants with no less than a 120-day notice when raising rent by 3% or less. That minimum increases to a 180-day notice if the hike exceeds 3%. ...
Dodge will first launch the new Charger with two EV options this fall, with the gas-powered models to follow next year. A Tesla-rivaling 800-volt Charger EV will be added in the near future. The flagship ICE model packs 550 hp from its 3.0-liter Hurricane six-cylinder. The new Dodge Charger has stirred a lot of debate since its unveiling in early March. Breaking with tradition, the new Charger will be available as both a sedan and a coupe concurrently. And that's just the tip of the iceberg, as...
The USPS' proposed price increases include a 5-cent hike to the First Class Forever Stamp.
Alabama A&M University is planning to extend an offer to purchase the
The owners of Travelodge are reportedly mulling buying £40m of hotels from their landlords, fuelling speculation the business could be sold.
Skid Row is a playground for children again, despite homeless officials' assurances that it wouldn't happen. On Thursday morning, a 2-year-old rode a broom like a horse, running past a tent, where he lives with his parents. His 5-year-old friend, who lives in the tent next door, ran alongside him. A 9-year-old emerged from her own family’s tent to show her mother how she’d styled her hair with beaded clips. And a 1-year-old boy slept inside a car, his father trying to keep him from the cold in...
An apartment dweller desperately wants to buy an electric vehicle but faces an apparently insurmountable obstacle common to many in his living situation.
Former President Donald Trump again tried to talk smack about the people involved in his criminal trial in Manhattan during an interview on the far-right Newsmax channel, when interviewer Greg Kelly cut him off for his own legal safety.The former president faces charges of felony business fraud, for allegedly arranging hush payments to adult film star Stormy Daniels to conceal a reputed affair between them from voters in the 2016 presidential election. Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg has...