Homes

• [New] The demand for new senior housing in the United States is projected to increase by about 850,000 units between 2010 and 2030. / Haven Senior Investments
• [New] Senior housing and assisted living real estate is one of five major investment opportunities created by aging populations, with demand for new senior housing units in the United States set to surge through 2035. / Haven Senior Investments
• [New] Participants in the United States, Canada and Jamaica will raise funds to provide 1 million lifesaving meals to children and families impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic in the Caribbean and Latin America. / Race For Hunger
• [New] Increasing demand for medical devices, growing aging population, and expanding home healthcare sector in North America and Europe are anticipated to emerge as the key factors responsible for the market growth over the forecast period. / grandviewresearch
• [New] About 10 million people in England have spent lockdown in a home that presents a serious threat to their health and safety, such as damp, poor insulation and disrepair. / Centre for Ageing Better
• [New] The American Families Plan, the second part of Biden's expansive infrastructure agenda, includes sweeping programs aimed at boosting access to child care, higher education and paid family leave. / Kaiser Health News
• [New] The collective spending power of disabled people and their households, often called the Purple Pound, is estimated to be worth £274 billion per year to UK businesses, but 7 in 10 customers say they will click away from a website that they find difficult to use. / Econsultancy
• [New] President Biden's proposals in the American Family Plan will go a long way towards building a fair, more equitable economy for families. / IWPR 2020
• [New] 178k a year) with no chang e to building regulations we anticipate the UK will continue to add a further c5.5m EPC B and below homes to the housing stock by 2050 and c. / House of Commons
• [New] Although housing markets in Canada's major markets look healthy, 2021's turbulence will likely result in fewer housing starts in 2021. / Canadian Real Estate Magazine
• [New] President Joe Biden's American Families Plan includes provisions that would expand Internal Revenue Service oversight of tax preparers, expand funding for tax audits and require banks to share more account information. / Accounting Today
• [New] Creative Commons is thrilled to confirm that CC Search, the search engine we built for openly licensed content, has found a new home and will soon be joining WordPress. / Creative Commons
• [New] Australia, a member of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue, has imposed a ban on its citizens from returning home, threatening five-year prison sentences, if they have spent time in India. / Foreign Policy
• [New] Climate change will likely cause millions of people in the Pacific Islands, South Asia, and Latin American countries to flee their homes in the face of stronger, more frequent natural disasters. / The Texas Observer
• [New] Research differs on whether the significant increase in the American Families Plan would increase total tax revenue after considering the reduction in property dispositions. / JD Supra
• [New] Phased in over a 10-year period, the American Families Plan would guarantee workers 12 weeks of paid leave, providing up to $4,000 a month, with a minimum of two-thirds of average weekly wages replaced, rising to 80% for the lowest wage workers. / Inequality.org
• [New] Households, particularly in countries like Canada, have been taking on increasing amounts of debt as they push the housing market higher in price, risking a housing market crash. / GoldSeek
• [New] The American Families Plan would raise taxes on small businesses structured as pass-through entities, hiking their top rate to 39.6% (43.4% including the Obamacare tax). / The Washington Times
• [New] The American Families Plan, which would come in around $1.8 trillion, is expected to include investments in child care, paid family leave and education, paid for by a combination of tax increases on high-income earners. / USA Today
• [New] To cut the cost of living for around a quarter of a million families and to help boost workforce participation, the Morrison Government will make an additional $1.7 billion investment in child care as part of the 2021-22 Budget. / The Treasury Gov.au
• [New] Australians stuck in India could face up to five years in jail if they breach a COVID-19 travel ban to return home starting early next week. / Voice of America

Last updated: 08 May 2021