But they did enjoy special dispensations for long-term residency status and big breaks on housing.
The charity has launched a website, sponsored by Halifax, offering advice on housing problems.
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The interest on housing debt used for any other purpose is "home equity" interest.
Paulson gave his opinion on housing at the 92nd Street Y in Manhattan in January.
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Money saved by residents on transportation costs can be spent on housing, goods, and services.
At the same time, the government has remained steadfast on its grip on housing.
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The majority of poor people are paying more than 50 percent of their income on housing.
As we know, the federal government subsequently spent trillions of dollars on housing-related bailouts.
Families on housing benefit will be assessed for the number of bedrooms they actually need.
Much of this forecast hinges on housing making an improvement, Wade from Schroders says.
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Worse than expected numbers on housing could trigger some profit taking in this sector.
On Wednesday, we get more news on housing, with pending home sales data for April.
For example, the presence of fewer immigrants might further relax the demand on housing.
What Mr Prescott has done essentially is to split the difference on housing numbers.
The following day we got much better data on housing as pending home sales jumped over 5%.
That's a more than 100% increase since 1960, when Americans spent just 14.6% of their budget on housing.
The weak news on housing seemingly overcame some slightly worrisome inflation data in the minds of bond investors.
Given recent data on housing, corporate earnings and the economy, fears of a double dip recession appear overblown.
In addition, the strength of the economy means that people have plenty of money to spend on housing.
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Limitations on housing construction are weak job growth, tight credit standards for home buyers, and developer financing challenges.
The two economies are very different, with wildly varying incomes, prices (most especially on housing) and standards of living.
Mr Mead said if the investment was not put in, then there would be a "slowdown on housing growth".
Returning to the US, the data last week on housing was pretty positive.
She was the first to gather evidence on housing and the health of women working in Dundee's jute factories.
The latest numbers on housing come Wednesday, with housing starts and existing home sales data due to be released.
Still, the Oracle of Omaha expressed confidence that his bullish view on housing was just early, not wrong.
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Moreover, relying on housing wealth to fuel consumption might create a property bubble.
On housing and foreclosures, Mr. Romney says let the market just bottom out.
This week, we get more news on housing, with existing home sales on Tuesday and new home sales this Wednesday.
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