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India’s Luxury Housing Boom Widens Homeownership Gap

India’s Luxury Housing Boom Widens Homeownership Gap India’s real estate sector is booming, but not everyone is celebrating. A growing trend among major developers is pushing the market further into the luxury space—leaving millions of middle-class and first-time homebuyers behind. Over the past two years, top Indian developers like DLF and Godrej Properties have shifted focus toward high-end residential projects. These premium homes, often priced above 20 million rupees (USD 240,000), are increasingly dominating new launches in urban centers such as Mumbai, Delhi NCR, and Bengaluru. Record Profits, Rising Prices This shift has brought record profits for developers. In Q1

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The Disappearing Act of Affordable Housing: A Growing Crisis in the U.S.

Affordable housing in the U.S. is on the brink of a major crisis, as thousands of units built under the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) program are set to expire in the coming years. This program, which has been in place since 1986, has been responsible for creating 3.6 million affordable housing units, yet many of these units are nearing the end of their 30-year affordability period. For tenants like Marina Maalouf, a longtime resident of Hillside Villa in Los Angeles, this expiration marks a significant threat to their livelihood. Marina’s rent doubled in 2021 after her building’s LIHTC contract

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