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College Students Are Rapidly Losing Housing Options: What to Do

Amid COVID-19 concerns, many universities have declared that they'll be closed for the foreseeable future. Initially, this was seen as an overblown reaction. However, as the death toll worldwide continues to ris...

Navigating the Homebuying Process: How to Finance Your Dream Home

Now that you’ve got your heart set on a dream home, it’s time to figure out the financing. Lucky for you, there are a variety of options when it comes to financing a home purchase. Before ...

HUD and USDA Collaborates to Implements Updated Energy Efficiency Standards for New Homes

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) have collaborated to update the Minimum Energy Standards for newly constructed ...

Homeownership Slipping Away for Young Americans

Many Americans who don't already own a home feel that becoming a homeowner is becoming an impossible goal. According to a recent survey from Northwestern Mutual, over half of these non-homeowners (53%) believe that owning ...

Will the Housing Market Continue to Prop Up the US Economy?

While job growth and business spending have been slowing down, the housing market still provides a bright spot for the economy. In order to keep the economic expansion going, the United States will need housing growt...

The Coming Eviction Crisis in the United States Will Be Frightening

The coming months are set for an eviction crisis across many states. Millions of renters are behind on their payments to their landlords and cannot catch up due to their own personal economic conditions. Unt...

Streamlining Housing Vouchers: A Necessary Reform

The challenge of securing affordable housing is well-known, and housing choice vouchers aim to alleviate this by assisting lower-income families with housing costs.  However, it's disheartening to learn that thes...

New Yorkers Leave the City and Drive Up Housing Prices

New York City residents have been fleeing the metropolis in record numbers since COVID-19 was declared to be a pandemic in March 2020. This has resulted in housing prices soaring in the suburbs and even in outlying areas...

Foreclosure: Here are Options When You Cannot Make Your Mortgage Payments

The economy has improved during the past decade. The number of foreclosures has decreased since the last financial crisis. It is noteworthy that foreclosure filings are down 18% which is an improvement ...