Tag Archives: Housing

Students find affordable housing in shipping container apartments

WASHINGTON POST by Ruth Eglash November 5, 2014 SDEROT, Israel — What to do with rusty old shipping containers no longer fit to haul goods across the high seas? Here in this southern Israeli town, they have been cleaned of … Continue reading

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A shanda of monumental proportions : Jews buy 6 buildings in Silwan

ALGEMEINER by Jerold Auerbach October 14, 2014 Anyone who is unfamiliar with the rhetoric of the Israeli left might want to check out responses from Peace Now and Haaretz to the recent purchase of homes in Jerusalem – by Jews. … Continue reading

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Obama to loosen lending standards to boost home ownership. What could go wrong?

AEIdeas By James Pethokoukis May 14, 2014 After a near-depression and worst-ever financial crisis that cost the US economy as much as $14 trillion, one might think Washington would be careful to avoid repeating the same policy mistakes. One might … Continue reading

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