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(CNSNews.com) – The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development is warning landlords they could face discrimination charges for turning down prospective tenants with criminal records – if the decision has an “unjustified discriminatory effect.” A Republican senator described new HUD guidance issued this week as yet another move by the Obama administration to support convicted criminals. The 10-page document states that “where a policy or practice that restricts access to housing on the basis of criminal history has a disparate impact on individuals of a particular race, national origin, or other protected class, such policy or practice is unlawful under the Fair Housing... Read more
Whether you invest in rental property full-time or just rent out your extra bedroom on occasion, you need more protection than a standard homeowners policy can provide....
It’s clear that the housing market has heated up, with a lack of inventory for sale pushing up prices and making conditions tough for would-be home buyers. But as...
Many people choose not to rent out their property here in Seward because they are scared about getting a bad renter. In our line of work as property managers, we have...
A new report put out by RealtyTrac, a source for comprehensive housing data, released its first quarter 2016 Single Family Rental Market Report, showing the best and...
Could changes to the Ellis Act be on the way? Under the terms of the 1985 Ellis Act, property owners may evict all of their rent-controlled tenants with only four months notice and money for relocation, so long as they convert the building to another use. It was originally put in place to give property owners a way to exit the rental market, but decades later it has become an engine of gentrification and is being used more and more frequently in Los Angeles, even as the city struggles with a dire housing crisis. Some landlords have been using Ellis to duck rent control provisions or cash in with a sale to hungry developers. In Fairfax, evicted tenants are suing after finding their... Read more
Location, location, location. Three small words that can transform your property investment decision, says Belvoir. Belvoir Aberdeen’s advice for helping to decide the...
When it comes to real estate clichés, “Location, location, location” has all other contenders (including “Not a drive-by!”; “Cash is king!”; “Is that your...
If you just spent your third or fourth sleepless night listening to whichever nightmares rented your neighbor’s place on Airbnb, your options used to be limited...
WASHINGTON – Citing an acute shortage of affordable rental housing and severe regulatory burdens that drive up the cost of single- and multifamily housing for...
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