Sunday, October 20

Tag: Urban/Rural Planning

Facing Housing Shortages, Cities Try Cramming More Units on Lots
24Dec By adminNo Comments
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Facing Housing Shortages, Cities Try Cramming More Units on Lots

The Austin duplex Jane Kurzawa Cravey and her then-husband moved into in 1979 was rundown, but the couple was able to use rental income from the second unit to pay off most of the mortgage and make improvements.As her property taxes climbed over the years, Cravey wanted to add a third unit as a way to pay off taxes and debts. She couldn’t make it work under the city’s regulations—until this year when Austin, Texas, changed its land development code to allow for up to three units on single-family lots. Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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Apple Supplier Foxconn Faces Chinese Investigations
22Oct By adminNo Comments
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Apple Supplier Foxconn Faces Chinese Investigations

Foxconn Technology Group, one of Apple’s biggest suppliers, said it is cooperating with Chinese authorities after Chinese state media said the Taiwan-based contract electronics maker, whose founder is seeking the Taiwan presidency, is subject to tax and land-use investigations across China.China’s state-backed Global Times reported on Sunday that Chinese tax authorities are scrutinizing Foxconn’s facilities in southern Guangdong province and eastern Jiangsu, while natural-resources authorities are conducting on-site investigations into the company’s land use in Henan and Hubei provinces. Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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