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Rep. Ro Khanna pushes plan to convert vacant office buildings into housing - AOL
3+ hour, 37+ min ago (184+ words) Rep. Ro Khanna authored a provision to boost housing development within designated opportunity zones. The proposal would encourage the conversion of underutilized office buildings into residential housing units. The initiative aims to address Bay Area housing needs by repurposing vacant…...
$1. 35 M now available for affordable housing
1+ hour, 2+ min ago (242+ words) To'expand the availability of safe and affordable housing in unincorporated areas, Sarasota County has opened a million-dollar funding opportunity for residents. In an announcement Monday, the county said it is now accepting applications for the Acquisition, Rehabilitation and New Construction…...
Paducah updates zoning ordinances for manufactured homes
3+ hour, 28+ min ago (723+ words) WPSD Local 6 Joshua Fowler-Sommer presents zoning ordinance changes related to qualified manufactured homes to the Paducah City Commission on June 23. Planning Director Carol Gault and Planner III Joshua Fowler-Sommer discuss an ordinance. The Kolb Park and Phase One areas of…...
DEATON: Let's Open The Door To Homeownership And The American Dream
10+ hour, 2+ min ago (106+ words) John Deaton says Massachusetts is pricing young families out of homeownership and needs more housing supply, less red tape and more real estate innovation. You're reading independent Massachusetts journalism. Members fund every story on this site, and you can read…...
Why rent control does not explain St. Paul's falling rents
8+ hour, 10+ min ago (769+ words) Rents are falling in St. Paul, according to Zillow data " a welcome development for renters. While it might be tempting to attribute falling rents to the success of rent control, a similar trend is evident in Minneapolis and other Minnesota…...
Santa Monica Considers Higher Rent Threshold Before Eviction
6+ hour, 43+ min ago (454+ words) The Santa Monica Rent Control Board will hold a public hearing Wednesday on a package of proposed tenant-protection amendments to the city's rent control charter, including a measure that would bar landlords from evicting tenants over unpaid rent balances. The…...
Legal battle over "traveling housing agencies" and property taxes
3+ hour, 1+ min ago (548+ words) by Jaie Avila / News 4 San Antonio SAN ANTONIO - Some large apartment complexes across Bexar County don't pay any property taxes. The Chief Appraiser says developers are misusing a special tax break and putting a greater tax burden on you. The…...
Developer scales back housing proposal
8+ hour, 57+ min ago (199+ words) Jonesboro Sun JONESBORO " Developers scaled back the number of housing units proposed for a new apartment community in north Jonesboro. The Metropolitan Area Planning Commission gave its solid approval Tuesday. The proposal by NK & Sons Investment of Jonesboro originally called…...
North Carolina HOA Fees Skyrocket from $350 to $1, 250 a Month, Baffling Homeowners: "Paying Even 350 Per Month to Have No Freedom is Nuts
12+ hour, 32+ min ago (383+ words) The initial fees were crazy on their own For homeowners living in a North Carolina HOA subdivision, fee increases left them feeling baffled and confused. Homeowners at Magnolia Cove reported that their monthly HOA fees increased from $350 to a record,…...
Hidden fees = high rents: Expose on issue plaguing renters in Oregon
7+ hour, 49+ min ago (532+ words) To read Mc Millan's article, go here. Tracie Mc Millan: Thanks so much for having me. Dunne: Your piece was very interesting and kind of infuriating piece that dropped today in The Guardian. It's titled Extremely Overwhelmed Apartment Renters Face…...