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By Margaret Stagmeier, Author of Blighted: A Story of People, Politics and An American Housing Miracle Homeownership and education have long shared a symbiotic relationship. Parents covet housing in neighborhoods with high-performing schools, escalating home prices or rental rates and creating an entitlement sanctuary designed to advance academic potential and exclude impoverished families by economic default. This housing-education relationship encourages families to invest wealth in a manner that weighs educational resources and future earning potential in their child’s favor, perpetuating the cycle of entitlement. An example of this relationship is exhibited in a study I... Read more
After about three years of shielding tenants from evictions due to non-payment of rent, L.A. County is set to scrap renter protections tied to the COVID-19...
The Department has been laying the groundwork for this move since 2021 The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced on Friday that...
Gas stoves are facing a new era of regulation. The public health science says it’s justified. The next chapter of the gas stove debate is here. The Consumer Product...
Section 8 housing is a type of rental housing that’s subsidized by the government. Section 8 was established in 1965 as part of Lyndon Johnson’s War on Poverty and...
With supply and vacancies on the rise and a shift in renter sentiment, apartment owners and operators face new challenges. With supply and vacancies on the rise and a shift in renter sentiment, apartment owners and operators face new challenges this peak leasing season. Supply and vacancy continue to rise Increases in supply and vacancies are two of the primary economic trends currently shaping the multifamily market. Supply continues to grow, with 500,000 new units expected to be delivered in 2023, the highest number since the 1980s. Approximately 940,000 new units are currently under construction, a record high not seen since the 1970s. Most notably, 70% of these new units will be 4-... Read more
To establish the ideal property maintenance checklist, first you need to understand your objectives. Strategic property maintenance is an investment in your...
Annual rent growth continued to decelerate, up just 4.8 percent in February, according to Yardi Matrix data. The average U.S. multifamily asking rent remained flat at...
The apartment-rental company Landing is giving digital nomads new housing options. Some digital nomads in the US struggle to find affordable housing that fits...
The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and others may drive mortgage rates lower, says NAR Chief Economist Lawrence Yun. The demise of three banks last week has been...