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Budget 2024: More affordable housing, lowered rent TDS — here’s what will change for the housing sector this year
Union Budget 2024 delivers massive boost with 3 crore affordable houses and tax cuts. Here's all th…
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The states where rent is going up the fastest — and the slowest
Nearly half of renter households spent over 30% of income on housing in 2023, which large rent incr…
Noah Sheidlower
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It's time for the Fed to cut interest rates and bring relief to Americans who 'cannot afford to pay rent,' Elizabeth Warren says
Sen. Elizabeth Warren joined three of her colleagues in pushing for the Federal Reserve to "reverse…
Ayelet Sheffey
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Mortgage rates have dipped below 7% — providing home buyers some much-needed relief
The 30-year fixed mortgage rate fell to below 7% for the first time since March.
Jacob Zinkula
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Renters need to make 36% more than in pre-COVID years to afford today's average rent, Zillow says
US renters now need to make close to $80,000 to afford typical rent in the US, according to Zillow.
Filip De Mott
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New Mexico experimented with a basic income program that gave $500 a month to immigrant families. They used the money to pay rent and secure jobs.
New Mexico gave households with mixed citizenship status $500 a month for a year. Participants saw …
Allie Kelly
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These student-loan borrowers qualify for debt cancellation through the government, but they're struggling to get the same relief on their private balances: 'I feel so defeated. I feel trapped.'
Biden forgave student loans for borrowers who went to schools accused of fraud. Private borrowers a…
Ayelet Sheffey
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I moved from Paris to a house in New York with 15 roommates. The $2,000 a month rent is fair for what I get.
I pay $2,000 a month to live in a townhouse with 15 roommates in Harlem. This was the perfect way t…
Elle Hardy
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The Fed's first big move of 2024 isn't an interest rate cut but that relief could come soon
The Federal Reserve continued its pause on interest rate hikes on Wednesday, leaving the door open …
Ayelet Sheffey
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A Miami influencer is accused of fraudulently using COVID-19 relief funds to rent a luxury apartment, car, among other things
Daniela Rendon could face up to 20 years in prison if convicted.
Kieran Press-Reynolds
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Nancy Pelosi and Joe Biden play hot potato with evictions, pointing fingers over who should extend the moratorium
"It is unfathomable that we would not act to prevent people from being evicted," Pelosi said in a M…
Joseph Zeballos-Roig
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6 million renters face eviction in 8 days when a Trump-era ban expires. Biden is poised to let it happen.
A ban on foreclosures is ending at the same time as that on evictions, but the White House rolled o…
Joseph Zeballos-Roig
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Younger baby boomers are facing a homelessness crisis as rents skyrocket and outpace Social Security
More baby boomers are facing homelessness as rent prices outpace Social Security payments. A subsid…
Cork Gaines
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Rent has finally stopped rising. It's great news for tenants and the economy.
With inflation slowing down and rents set to fall even more this year, renters may be in for more r…
Alcynna Lloyd,Noah Sheidlower
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The real estate market is finally getting less competitive. Here's why that's bad news for both renters and potential buyers — at least for now.
Americans who don't already own a home are about to fork out more for a mortgage, and even renters …
Alcynna Lloyd
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Rattled housing market prompts reversal on 2023 forecasts with home prices and rents now expected to fall
Realtor.com has reassessed its prior outlook, and now expects to a 0.6% drop in home prices and a 0…
Filip De Mott
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Renters of color have to spend $294 more on average than white renters to get an apartment
Black, Asian, and Latin American renters tend to pay larger application fees and security deposits …
Ben Winck
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How to get tax credits, rent relief, and PPP loan forgiveness to help your business through the rest of the pandemic
An employee retention tax credit may help some businesses even more than PPP - and thanks to recent…
Bartie Scott
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Meet a Boston teacher who can't find an affordable home in the city with the fastest-growing rent in the country: 'I may have to rent forever if I choose to stay here'
Kate Mannelly's rental search has left her afraid that she can't afford to stay in a city where the…
Ben Winck
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Meet a 37-year-old with $108,100 in student debt who lives in a school bus because rent is unaffordable: 'Student-loan debt is by far my biggest regret'
Nick Crocker didn't even use his degree and wishes he'd gone to trade school instead. "It's too muc…