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How to Get Help If You're Struggling to Pay Your Water Bill

Having safe water at home is important for staying healthy, cooking, and cleaning. But for many people, especially older adults with limited income, water bills can be hard to afford. In fact, about 20% of househol...

New York Renters Strike in Potential Nationwide Rent Strike

At the beginning of April, New York Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez called on all New Yorkers to strike against paying their rent. Whether they had money and could afford rent, whether they were working a...

How to Increase Your Home Value before Selling?

Are you not sure whether or not you need to renovate your home? If you are looking to sell your house in the future, then renovation is a must. Since homebuyers are never going to settle for less, how do you increase your home'...

5 Benefits of Involving a Real Estate Agent in Your Home Buying Process

In the current economic climate, individuals worldwide continue searching for creative and effective ways to save money. Everyone would like to save some cash when purchasing a home. It would be best ...

How Affordable Housing Providers Are Using Technology to Improve Services

In the world of affordable housing, technology is finally making a big difference. For a long time, this sector lagged behind when it came to technological upgrades, but the COVID-19 pandemic acted as...

Students from Columbia and Pace Sue for Housing and Tuition

It is not really news to suggest that the coronavirus is currently wreaking havoc around the globe and people from all walks of life are sharing in the suffering. However, it is still amazing just how many differ...

Facing an Eviction? Why You Need to Understand Your Rights During This Time

The big news in the housing industry this week was the expiration of the eviction protection offered by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. This $2.2 trillion stimulus bi...

Homeless People Take Over Abandoned School in Tacoma

In Tacoma, WA, police put on personal protective equipment in order to clear an abandoned school that had been taken over by nearly a dozen people. This action was taken on the night of Friday, November 20. The homeless pe...

The Debate Around Eviction Moratoriums

During the height of the pandemic last year in the United States, then-President Donald Trump worked with various governors and state representatives to start eviction freezes around the country, called moratoriums. Basically, this mea...