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Apple becomes latest company to pledge money for housing crisis

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The company announced Monday a $2.5 billion plan, highlighted by an affordable housing investment fund and a first-time homebuyer assistance program. Continue reading →

Affordability is ‘getting worse, not better’: Report

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An alarming new report says 90 percent of the new houses being built today can be purchased by just 10 percent of American households. Student debt and lack of building are a couple of factors to blame. Continue reading →

Why it’ll take a village to solve housing affordability woes

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The lack of affordable housing is an issue that requires the work of the wider institutional and public community: Major corporations, nonprofits, small businesses, individuals and the government all must contribute time, energy and funds to solve this… Continue reading →

Amazon will match employee affordable housing donations

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The online retailer will also contribute $8 million to nonprofits in Washington and Virginia. The pledge comes as a handful of companies promise to spend big on housing. Continue reading →

Google’s big Bay Area housing investment won’t be enough

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Economists praised the tech giant’s plan to spend $1 billion on Bay Area housing, but expressed skepticism that the efforts will solve the region’s housing crisis. Continue reading →

Google vows to invest $1B on new housing in Silicon Valley

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The search giant wants to use Google land to build 15,000 homes, and spent $250 million on a fund to support affordable housing. Continue reading →

Microsoft’s $500M affordable housing plan begins to shape

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Microsoft will fund housing projects with at least 100 units that set aside at least 40 percent of those units for middle-income families, or 80 percent for low-income families. Real estate developers will further have to commit to keeping those units … Continue reading →

Compass taps Microsoft executive as new chief technology officer

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Joseph Sirosh, formerly Microsoft’s chief technology officer of artificial intelligence, has signed on as Compass’ new CTO, the company announced Tuesday. Continue reading →