Sam Drysdale | State House News Service BOSTON — State government leaders in Massachusetts are trying to instigate a building boom to address a housing shortage marked by high rents and sale prices, but a top housing official is now warning that headwinds from Washington could threaten their efforts. “The equity that’s often needed to
Janett Avalos / Houston Public Media Electricity transmission towers were damaged in Cypress, Texas, by a strong storm on Thursday, May 21, 2024. Tuesday is the deadline for Houston area homeowners affected by April storms and the May derecho to apply for temporary property tax relief. Homeowners who sustained damage to at least 15 percent
LANSING, N.Y. — After previous plans for a housing development on a property in the village of Lansing fell through, the site is now the target of renewed interest from a local businesswoman. The wooded 24.5-acre property at 680 Warren Road, between Dart Drive and the Northwoods Apartments, has been for sale for years. Currently
Camp Resolution is a self-governing homeless encampment on Colfax Street in north Sacramento, and the city is telling the residents that they have to move out within the next three days.A lot of residents are trying to figure out what’s next, as they prepare to lose the place they call home. At the same time,
The month of July saw U.S. home sales break a four-month slide while mortgage rates throughout the country have begun to ease. On Thursday, data from the National Association of Realtors showed that existing home sales increased by 1.3 percent in July when compared to the previous month. The seasonly adjusted annual rate of home
California lawmakers are one step closer to making hundreds of millions of taxpayer-funded home loans available to residents living in the country illegally. Democrats on the California Senate Appropriations Committee late last week unanimously approved AB 1840 to move forward, according to an official vote tally for the legislation. The bill has one last chance to be
For many families with low incomes, the path to homeownership feels like an elusive dream, obstructed by seemingly insurmountable barriers such as insufficient savings, lack of credit history, and low wages which simply cannot meet the high costs of living and current inflation levels. Things have only got more difficult since student loan payments resumed
A developer has filed a pre-application to build 62 townhomes in the Santa Venetia area of San Rafael. Regis Homes Bay Area LLC is proposing for-sale, three-story residences at 160 N. San Pedro Road. The land is owned by Metropolis San Pedro Road Limited Partnership, which acquired the property from the Bernard Osher Marin Jewish
Back in April, the Michigan State Housing Development Authority (MSHDA) was granted the ability to use $60 million state funds to help increase housing in the state. Gongwer News Services Alethia Kasben and Zach Gorchow chat with the MSHDA Executive Director, Amy Hovey, to discuss how the MI Neighborhood program can help build more housing
Lower mortgage rates should ameliorate our housing situation, in theory. But where mortgage rates are at the moment, and where they’re expected to go in the next year or so, isn’t enough for that to happen, according to Capital Economics. Anxiety about a potential recession and sluggish economic data are leading to expectations about lowered