Unaffordable housing? Minimum wage buys little
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Of 50 states, Washington DC and Puerto Rico, Hawaiâi is the eighth least-likely place to find &quot;affordable&quot; housing. According to the National Low Income Housing Coalition&#39;s annual &quot;Out
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Home ownership will remain out of reach for millions of Americans, despite slumping house prices, unless low-income wages grow faster, according to a national housing study released Monday.
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It is not just tough to find a place to live when you&#39;re earning minimum wage. It&#39;s practically impossible. According to an annual survey by a
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RIVERVIEW, Fla., Jan. 25 -- Piece by piece, as the economy has faltered and as the subprime mortgage crisis has taken hold, Ivan Toledo's grasp on his job, his house -- his entire middle-class life -- has come undone.
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Towns in need of inexpensive housing are turning to garage apartments, mother-in-law units and cottages in the backyard.
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A little money is actually a lot, but a lot of money may not be much.
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Record levels of debt and falling home prices may mean Americans will now spend less, save more.
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A low-wage worker would have to earn $20.93 per hour -- more than three times the current Massachusetts minimum wage of $6.75 -- to afford the fair-market rent
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The minimum wage may be on its way up in New York, but one new study said the amount wouldn&#39;t be enough to pay rent in the state.
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With little fanfare, Congress yesterday approved the first increase in the federal minimum wage in nearly a decade, voting to boost wages for America's lowest-paid workers from $5.15 to $7.25 an hour over the next two years.
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Some economists are starting to question the magnitude of housingÂs impact on national habits of spending and thrift.
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Not everyone has suffered from the current housing slump. Exceptions include entrepreneurs with deep experience in real estate and those who have carved out a special niche.
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With prices falling, home sellers might have to accept lower prices than they had hoped for, while buyers might find it tougher to qualify for a mortgage.
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Nearly half of employed people in the world live on less than two dollars a day and another 500 million live on less than a dollar, according to the UN International Labour Organisation (ILO) World Employment Report 2004-2005.
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After a decade-long wait, America's lowest-paid workers saw Congress poised Thursday to increase the federal minimum wage by $2.10
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According to the National Low Income Housing Coalition&#39;s annual &quot;Out of Reach&quot; report, Florida ranked in the top 15 of least-affordable states for two-bedroom apartments in US with its housing rent almost three times the federal minimum wage.