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As buyers return to the housing market, there aren't enough homes for sale

by Amy Scott
May 13, 2020
And getting a mortgage is harder, too.
A for-sale sign outside a house. Sales of existing homes jumped in June.
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Fighting housing insecurity, one video conference at a time

by Amy Scott
May 11, 2020
A 40-year-old program for low-income Atlantans goes virtual.
Lawyers and judges are among those working remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Indoor life is changing what people want in a home

by Amy Scott
Apr 28, 2020
More space tops the list, followed by better kitchens.
Stay-at-home restrictions are making people wish they had more room to move around.
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One person on both sides of the landlord-tenant divide

by Amy Scott and Maria Hollenhorst
Apr 28, 2020
Sarah Frier collects rent. But she also pays it.
In some cities, tenants are calling for rent strikes because of dire financial circumstances brought on by the coronavirus crisis.
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Home sales fell in March, but don't expect bargain prices

by Amy Scott
Apr 21, 2020
Analysts say last month's slowdown is just the beginning.
Home sales are down during COVID-19, but prices aren't.
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Mortgages are still cheap, if you can get one

by Amy Scott
Apr 20, 2020
Lenders are tightening credit standards as funding dries up.
Borrowers are finding it harder to qualify for a mortgage.
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Inequality by design: How redlining continues to shape our economy

by Amy Scott
Apr 16, 2020
A traveling exhibit connects the racist housing policies of the past to the inequities of today.
Nathan Connolly, a professor of history at Johns Hopkins University, stands in front of the Undesign the Redline exhibit at Impact Hub Baltimore.
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What is the COVID-19 economic downturn's effect on homebuilders?

by Amy Scott
Apr 15, 2020
Both the sales and building of homes has slowed with the spread of the pandemic.
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To house the homeless, agencies turn to vacant hotels

by Amy Scott
Apr 8, 2020
Homeless people are much more likely to contract COVID-19 — and to die from it — than the general population.
Congress has set aside $4 billion for homeless assistance during COVID-19. Above, a doctor with the Haight Ashbury Free Clinic speaks with homeless people about the coronavirus in San Francisco, California on March 17.
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Why does it cost so much to build new houses?

by Amy Scott
Mar 11, 2020
We break down one builder's complaint: government regulations.
A new development in Lanham, Maryland, where rowhouses start at $355,000. The builder chalks up about 11% of that price to regulatory costs.
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