Less money, less house: How market forces are reshaping the American home
Washington Post, March 10, 2024
The new American home is shrinking. After years of prioritizing large homes, the nation’s biggest and most powerful home builders are finally building more smaller ones, driving a shift toward more affordable housing.
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Housing crisis comes to Capitol Hill
route-fifty.com, February 2024, Molly Bolan
A report recently released by the Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard University – America’s Rental Housing 2024 – shows that half of all US renters were cost burdened in 2022. Although rental markets are finally softening, rising eviction rates and the record rates of homelessness have impacted our nation’s renters. Access the report here
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Harvard JCHS Releases 2024 Rental Housing Report
Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University 2024
A report recently released by the Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard University – America’s Rental Housing 2024 – shows that half of all US renters were cost burdened in 2022. Although rental markets are finally softening, rising eviction rates and the record rates of homelessness have impacted our nation’s renters. Access the report here
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Why it's tough to stamp out housing voucher discrimination
route-fifty.com, January 2024, Molly Bolan
In many places, it's illegal for landlords to discriminate against tenants using Section 8 vouchers. Enforcing those rules is difficult, but governments are forging ahead
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Study says the US is ill-prepared to ensure housing for the growing number of older people
AP News December 2023, Anita Snow
Michael Genaldi's road to homelessness began early this year when a car slammed into the rear of his motorcycle, crushed three of his ribs, and left him in a coma for over a month.
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Condo Reserve Rules and Rising Insurance Costs Lead To Foreclosure Crisis
SunSentinel, October 2023
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