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How Guaranteed Income Programs are Redefining Support for Those in Need

Everyone should have a place they can call home, but as the cost of living shoots up, many people find themselves at risk of being without a home.  Guaranteed income programs give a helping hand...

Rockford City Council Boosts Rental Assistance Program with Additional $10,000 to Support Families in Crisis

In Rockford, Illinois, the city council and township have decided to give more money to a helpful program that's been around for 30 years. This program is all a...

Pandemic Brings Up Questions of Housing Rights

Last week, rent strikes broke out in New York and a few other states, where thousands of people gathered around during the height of the virus pandemic to protest for free housing, among other things. Although it was simply l...

The Housing Market Is on a Wild & Curvy Upswing for the Remainder of 2020

Welcome to the new reality for the housing market. Who could have expected so many changes during the 2020 housing season? Economists had predicted that the 2020 housing market would be stable. There ...

How to Lock in Mortgage Rates While They're at Record Lows

If you are looking to buy a property, one of the most important things you need to think about is mortgage rates. Just a one percent difference in interest saves people an average of about $60,000 over the life of th...

Will Urban Dwellers Move to the Suburbs Because of Coronavirus?

There has been talk that COVID-19 could permanently change the housing market in the U.S. The thought was that people would be moving out of cities because they are afraid of crowded conditions leading to spread...

Financial Solutions Available to Pandemic-Weary Landlords and Tenants

The housing situation nationwide is one of a "tsunami of evictions" without rent relief and possibly another stimulus package according to CNN. One North Carolina county courthouse reported 60...

Is Your House Up to Code? The Results of an Inspection May Surprise You

Most cities and municipalities in the US have established certain building codes that also apply to private homes. While most homeowners simply assume that their home is up to code, this is not necessar...

ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF RENTING A HOUSE YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT

Renting a house is one of the most common ways of homeownership. Renting a house means that you assume its ownership for as long as you need, while making a series of interval payments to the owner as per ...