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Addressing Student Housing Insecurity Through Creative Community Partnerships
A recent study has brought attention to a pioneering method for addressing a prevalent issue among students: housing insecurity. Led by Tacoma Community College in Washington, the College Housing As...
The Elusive Millennials Begin to Enter the Housing Market
Millennials have been slow to participate in the housing market. Historically, they have preferred to rent rather than own as a result of various factors. This has helped limit the sustained rally in home prices. Howev...
Worried about Eviction or Foreclosure? You Don't Need to Be in Most Markets
Eviction and foreclosure are an unfortunate part of the housing market that disproportionately affect economically disadvantaged people. In most cases, rent rises faster than wages, so people earning...
Housing Authority Raises Rent During Pandemic
One will hear a lot of messages pour out during a time of crisis like we're currently in. By and large, those messages will be of hope and togetherness. They're often messages about everyone coming together and sharing...
Forbes Warns Rent Crisis Already Here
According to Forbes, one of the world's foremost financial publications, the "rental crisis of 2020" is upon is in full swing, and is one of the worst symptoms of Covid-19. Forbes has reached this conclusion by and large...
Pandemic Rebound Creates Bidding Wars in Housing
According to housing data in the US from the first weeks of May, 2020, over 41% of homes being sold actually faced a bidding war. These numbers were released by Redfin, and show a 9% increase from January, and a huge increa...
Experts Predict a Huge Housing Crisis Because of THESE 6 Reasons
The risk of getting sick isn't the only thing you need to be worried about during the COVID-19 pandemic. Another major problem is the virus' effect on the housing market. There are several potential problems ha...
These 8 Cities Are Right on the Brink of a Major Housing Market Slump
For the most part, the housing market is looking relatively strong despite all the unrest from COVID-19. However, there are a few areas where the pandemic has greatly affected housing. Regions that had ov...
Housing Insecurity Hits African Americans Hard During Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic worsened an already precarious housing situation for many families across the United States. For many African Americans, their housing status was already in dire straits. The pandemic caused...
