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Housing Experts Make 2021 Predictions About North Carolina's Housing Market
The wild ride of 2020 has a lot of people wondering what the housing market will be like in 2021. In North Carolina, the regional real estate association has issued some predictions for the new year....
Should You Put Down 20% on Your Home Purchase? Look at These Reasons
Many prospective home buyers erroneously believe that they need to put down 20% on a house in order to obtain a mortgage. However, many lenders and available programs make it easier to get into that dream ...
Housing Advice and Programs
This past week, the average 30-year mortgage rate climbed to over 7%. In 2022, mortgage rates more than doubled while housing prices remained high. These trends reflect some of the challenges of finding affordable housing in 2023. The issue of a...
Will Affordable Housing Remain a Priority in the United States?
Housing affordability has become a hot topic in the U.S. within recent years, only further exasperated by the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. Countless individuals and families have faced cruelty while enduri...
The Big Problem with Unfair Evictions in Affordable Homes
In Richmond, people living in cheaper homes are facing a big issue: they're being kicked out over rent payments that the city says they missed. For example, a person we'll call Ms. Jones was shocked when she ...
Airbnb Offers Free Housing to Those Affected by Hurricane Helene
After Hurricane Helene, a massive Category 4 storm, destroyed homes from northern Florida to Virginia, Airbnb.org is offering a helping hand. This not-for-profit branch of Airbnb is giving free places to stay ...
5 Ways Retirees Can Upgrade Their Homes Through Grants
Spending time at home becomes more common in retirement. This is a period when many retirees find their homes need changes to match their new lifestyle and possibly changing health needs. For those aged 65 and above,...
Is Your Housing Situation Affected by COVID-19? Here Are Some Options
The Coronavirus pandemic is officially recognized in every state as well as the federal government. On March 27, 2020, the most comprehensive public aid package in American history was signed into law by P...
Housing Market Showing Signs of Struggle
Covid-19 has been a global pandemic for around a month, though an issue as an infectious disease for over three months now. In all this time, one of the markets that stood the strongest was the housing market. To the surprise of vi...