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Report warns of a worsening affordability crisis for renters

by Amy Scott
Nov 19, 2020
The lowest-income households were more likely to lose wages and fall behind on rent.
Banners against tenant evictions hang from a rent-controlled building in Washington, D.C., in August.
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COVID-19

More homeowners are seeking long-term mortgage relief

by Amy Scott
Nov 6, 2020
Some who left forbearance plans are delaying payments again.
A woman marches during the Cancel Rent and Mortgages rally in June in Minneapolis. There are 2.9 million mortgages in active forbearance, according to a report Friday from mortgage data company Black Knight.
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Elections 2020

California voters to decide measure that could spur home sales

by Amy Scott
Nov 4, 2020
Proposition 19 would remove a disincentive to sell property. But a decline in moving is squeezing the housing supply all over the country.
Californians cast their votes inside the historic Hollywood Pantages Theatre on Nov. 3 in Los Angeles.
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COVID-19

As state eviction bans lapse, another month's rent comes due

by Samantha Fields
Oct 29, 2020
The nationwide CDC ban leaves many renters unprotected.
Maricopa County constable Lenny McCloskey evicts an apartment resident for nonpayment of rent on Oct. 5, 2020 in Phoenix, Arizona.
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COVID-19

Home builders see demand for bigger houses

by Amy Scott
Oct 26, 2020
After falling for several years, the average size of a new single-family home may be growing again.
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COVID-19

Trump administration moves to halt evictions through end of year

by David Brancaccio , Nancy Marshall-Genzer , Candace Manriquez Wrenn and Alex Schroeder
Sep 2, 2020
After the moratorium lifts on Dec. 31, tenants have to pay all the rent that's due.
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Home prices keep rising in the pandemic

by Amy Scott
Aug 25, 2020
But low interest rates soften the blow.
A house for sale in Arlington, Virginia, in May. Thanks to low interest rates, affordability has improved in many locales in the U.S.
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Rents are falling in some cities

by Amy Scott
Aug 19, 2020
But the flight to the suburbs may be overblown.
An apartment rental sign in Los Angeles, where prices are sliding.
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Now that millennials aren’t buying avocado toast and lattes, can they afford a home?

by Janet Nguyen
Aug 14, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic may have slowed discretionary spending, but that doesn’t mean housing is any more affordable.
Cutting this out of your budget probably won't get you closer to a home.
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Adventures in Housing

For one Denver couple, home is a 25-foot RV

by Amy Scott
May 26, 2020
They wanted to save money and live more simply. Then came quarantine.
Rebecca and Michael Nunziato live in an RV in Denver, with a cat, dog and hedgehog.
Courtesy Michael and Rebecca Nunziato
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