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joe•iuculano :mastodon:<p>Via Canada's <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PMO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PMO</span></a> - Mar 20, 2025</p><p>Prime Minister <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Carney" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Carney</span></a> today announced..the Government of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Canada</span></a> will eliminate the Goods and Services Tax (<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/GST" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GST</span></a>) for first-time <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/homebuyers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>homebuyers</span></a> on homes at or under $1 million. This tax cut will save <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Canadians" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Canadians</span></a> up to $50,000 – allowing more young people and families to enter the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/housing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>housing</span></a> market and realize the dream of homeownership. By eliminating the GST, Canadians will face lower upfront housing costs and keep more money in their pocket</p><p><a href="https://www.pm.gc.ca/en/news/news-releases/2025/03/20/prime-minister-mark-carney-will-eliminate-gst-for-first-time-homebuyers" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">pm.gc.ca/en/news/news-releases</span><span class="invisible">/2025/03/20/prime-minister-mark-carney-will-eliminate-gst-for-first-time-homebuyers</span></a></p>
Houston Public Media<p>The Fort Bend County Housing Finance Corporation says it will soon offer down-payment assistance to 60 homebuyers.</p><p><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/fort-bend/2025/02/24/514482/fort-bend-county-housing-finance-corporation-to-offer-down-payment-assistance-for-homebuyers/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">houstonpublicmedia.org/article</span><span class="invisible">s/news/fort-bend/2025/02/24/514482/fort-bend-county-housing-finance-corporation-to-offer-down-payment-assistance-for-homebuyers/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FortBend" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FortBend</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Housing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Housing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Local" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Local</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DownPaymentAssistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DownPaymentAssistance</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FortBendCounty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FortBendCounty</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FortBendCountyHousingFinanceCorporation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FortBendCountyHousingFinanceCorporation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Homebuyers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Homebuyers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Homebuying" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Homebuying</span></a></p>
Houston Public Media<p>Texas needs hundreds of thousands more homes than it has, per one estimate. That shortage has driven up home prices and rents.</p><p><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/housing/2024/08/29/498128/texas-must-build-hundreds-of-thousands-of-homes-to-lower-housing-costs-says-state-comptroller/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">houstonpublicmedia.org/article</span><span class="invisible">s/housing/2024/08/29/498128/texas-must-build-hundreds-of-thousands-of-homes-to-lower-housing-costs-says-state-comptroller/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Housing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Housing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HomePrices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HomePrices</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Homebuyers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Homebuyers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TexasHousing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TexasHousing</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Biden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Biden</span></a>’s… <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/budget" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>budget</span></a> lays out broad policy planks that many leading <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/liberals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>liberals</span></a> have pushed him to embrace….W/ <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Republicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Republicans</span></a> in control of the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/House" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>House</span></a>, the proposals stand little chance of becoming <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a>, but they set the stage for a likely rematch w/ <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>….
In a $7.2T budget for fiscal yr 2025, Biden would have <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Congress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Congress</span></a> offer universal <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/prekindergarten" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>prekindergarten</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>education</span></a>, provide 12 wks of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PaidFamilyLeave" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PaidFamilyLeave</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MedicalLeave" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MedicalLeave</span></a>, expand <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/AntiPoverty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AntiPoverty</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TaxCredits" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TaxCredits</span></a> &amp; create a new <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/tax" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tax</span></a> break for first-time <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/HomeBuyers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HomeBuyers</span></a>.</p>
Minty<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/realestate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>realestate</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/investors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>investors</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/homeowners" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>homeowners</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/homebuyers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>homebuyers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/rent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rent</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/buy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>buy</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/realestate/blocked-by-wall-street-how-homebuyers-are-being-outbid-in-droves-by-investors/ar-AA1hr9La?ocid=hpmsn&amp;cvid=7b05dc570e5949a38984f2eea4c5d509&amp;ei=69#image=1" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">msn.com/en-us/money/realestate</span><span class="invisible">/blocked-by-wall-street-how-homebuyers-are-being-outbid-in-droves-by-investors/ar-AA1hr9La?ocid=hpmsn&amp;cvid=7b05dc570e5949a38984f2eea4c5d509&amp;ei=69#image=1</span></a></p>
Matt Pritchett 📷♿️<p>Financial shenanigans.<br>This system is supposed to help people get mortgages instead it's propping up FHLB salaries &amp; corporate profits.</p><p>Cc'ing:<br><span class="h-card"><a href="https://masto.ai/@rbreich" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>rbreich</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://journa.host/@juddlegum" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>juddlegum</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://journa.host/@mollyjongfast" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>mollyjongfast</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://universeodon.com/@georgetakei" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>georgetakei</span></a></span> </p><p>"In the end, the $1.5 trillion FHLB system contributed a mere $355 million to a program supporting housing affordability last year."</p><p>It’s meant to be a $1.5 trillion backstop for <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/homebuyers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>homebuyers</span></a><br>It props up <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/banks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>banks</span></a> instead. - Bloomberg Businessweek <a href="https://apple.news/AnQcUMiMRRyO1uwMdoZSQtg" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apple.news/AnQcUMiMRRyO1uwMdoZ</span><span class="invisible">SQtg</span></a></p>
Elena Francis of Dream Views<p>New art! This is a painting of a photograph of the 3 Sisters. It is one of my favourite places on earth. The peaks are named Faith, Hope, and Charity, and rise majestically above the town of Canmore, Alberta, Canada. </p><p><a href="https://photog.social/tags/mountainscenes" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>mountainscenes</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/mountainview" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>mountainview</span></a> <br /><a href="https://photog.social/tags/wallartforsale" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>wallartforsale</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/BuyIntoArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>BuyIntoArt</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/CanvasPrints" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>CanvasPrints</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/natureart" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>natureart</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/homebuyers" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>homebuyers</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/homedecor" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>homedecor</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/wallartprint" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>wallartprint</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/wallart" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>wallart</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/framedprints" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>framedprints</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/acrylicprints" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>acrylicprints</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/posterart" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>posterart</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/giftideas2023" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>giftideas2023</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/wallhomedecor" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>wallhomedecor</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/canmorealberta" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>canmorealberta</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/threesisters" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>threesisters</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/cloudydayinthemountains" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>cloudydayinthemountains</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/canmorepainting" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>canmorepainting</span></a></p>