housing

Faced With Soaring Costs, Tight Supply, Renters Tap Crowdsourcing, Government Aid
Faced With Soaring Costs, Tight Supply, Renters Tap Crowdsourcing, Government Aid
May 19, 2022  |  Connected Economy

Charity begins at home, and home is often the endpoint as well. In a rental housing market that’s got millions feeling frantic, desperation is yielding...

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CFPB: 10 Pct Of US Households At Risk Of Eviction, Foreclosure
CFPB: 10 Pct Of US Households At Risk Of Eviction, Foreclosure
March 02, 2021  |  Economy

A new Consumer Finance Protection Bureau report says that there are currently 11 million people at risk of losing their housing, whether by evictions or...

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NYC Renters Fall More Than $1 Billion Behind In COVID Economy
NYC Renters Fall More Than $1 Billion Behind In COVID Economy
January 14, 2021  |  Real Estate

As the pandemic continues to bash the economy, all too many New York City apartment dwellers simply can’t pay the rent. The result, according to...

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Builder Index Hits Record High As Suburbs Lure City Dwellers
Builder Index Hits Record High As Suburbs Lure City Dwellers
October 19, 2020  |  Real Estate

Builder confidence is surging for the second consecutive month, hitting a record high of 85 in October, according to the National Association of Home Builders...

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Till CEO: How Flexible Rent Payments Helps Landlords – And Tenants – Avoid Evictions
Till CEO: How Flexible Rent Payments Helps Landlords – And Tenants – Avoid Evictions
August 20, 2020  |  Real Estate

Amid the lingering economic aftershocks of the pandemic looms a housing crisis — if millions of people are unable to pay the rent. After trillions...

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40M Americans Could Be Evicted Due To Pandemic
40M Americans Could Be Evicted Due To Pandemic
July 30, 2020  |  Economy

With the pandemic still ongoing, as many as 40 million Americans may end up losing their homes, according to CNBC. That number would be four...

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Builders Counting On Toronto Housing Recovery
Builders Counting On Toronto Housing Recovery
July 20, 2020  |  Real Estate

Toronto’s population may be flat, but that hasn’t stopped the region’s developers from building apartments in the country’s financial capital at near record levels. Bloomberg...

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Seattle OKs Head Tax Aimed At Big Business
Seattle OKs Head Tax Aimed At Big Business
July 07, 2020  |  Taxes

Seattle’s City Council passed a new tax for big businesses operating in the city, including Amazon, according to CNBC. The tax, called the JumpStart Seattle...

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Data Shows Less US Home Mortgages In Forbearance First Since March
Data Shows Less US Home Mortgages In Forbearance First Since March
June 23, 2020  |  Loans

The latest Forbearance and Call Volume Survey by the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) has seen a decrease in the number of loans up for forbearance,...

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