Governments must also be careful not to fuel housing booms with tax breaks.
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That pushed the rates on adjustable loans to historic lows as well, helping to fuel the housing boom.
He said the current system recognised rising costs of food, fuel and housing by giving benefit rises in line with inflation.
Purchasing MBS to fuel the housing market merely delays the readjustment of relative prices that needs to occur before the U.S housing market can return to normal.
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Steady price increases should help fuel the housing recovery.
Equally, the Fed's slashing of rates in 2001-03 did much to fuel an already warming housing market.
Those expecting housing to fuel a solid, broad-based economic recovery appear mistaken, though.
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If not for the excess liquidity created, there would not have been sufficient fuel to distort the housing market and ultimately the financial system.
CDOs have helped fuel the boom in housing and are backed by junk bonds, leveraged loans, asset-backed securities (like mortgages), credit default swaps--and who knows what else.
Moreover, relying on housing wealth to fuel consumption might create a property bubble.
Labor costs are rising well over inflation, adding fuel to a red hot housing market the government keeps trying to pour buckets of cold water onto.
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That has given a big boost to domestic spending but raised concerns that the flood of liquidity will push up inflation, fuel bubbles in shares and housing, and store up bad loans.
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Research into fuel poverty for Macmillan suggests those on housing benefit and council tax benefit or with a low annual household income are most susceptible to fuel poverty.
Local authority housing had the highest proportion of households in fuel poverty in October last year, compared with other types of housing, at one in three.
Bank bonuses did not "force" the Federal Reserve to flood the global economy with dollars, without which there'd have been no fuel to feed and inflate the housing bubble.
That prediction was based on the assumption that collapsing vacancies and rising rents would fuel a boom in multi-family housing construction.
They call on the Welsh government to establish a plan for upgrading the energy efficiency ratings of the entire Welsh housing stock, prioritising the fuel poor.
It identified a number of issues including little affordable housing, more expensive vehicle fuel and higher prices in local shops which all contributed to a higher cost of living.
Kevin Roxburgh from Scottish Gas-Centrica told the committee he would like to see a biased towards helping fuel poor in rural areas where the housing stock is more of a problem.
The Federal Reserve Board chooses to exclude food and fuel from its inflation index but does give housing a big weighting.
The company recorded its best monthly results since May 2007, at the peak of the housing bubble, and noted continued demand for fuel efficient vehicle and acceleration in truck sales, which grew 6%.
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With or without rising gas prices, give us a description of what a fuel-efficient America would look like in terms of highways, railroads, housing, office buildings, shopping.
The minister also answered a number of other questions on fuel poverty, the UK Government energy strategy and the delivery of low-cost market housing in Wales.
Cooling systems to the reactors were knocked out, fuel rods overheated, and attempts to release pressure in the chambers led to explosions in the buildings housing the reactors.
He also heard from Homeland Security Secretary Napolitano and FEMA Administrator Fugate on latest efforts to meet the continuing power and fuel challenges, as well as ongoing work in support of Governors and their teams to develop long term housing solutions for affected families.
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