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Homeownership in the The Sims meets homeownership IRL
by
Sean McHenry
Apr 29, 2024
"The Sims had really kind of seeded that desire for homeownership in me at a young age," said Elle Hunt, a journalist based in the U.K. "And I'd spent the interim 20 years walking away from that dream a bit."
SCOTUS weighs policy on policing homeless people amid a national housing shortage
by
Amy Scott
and Sarah Leeson
Apr 22, 2024
The justices will debate if enforcing a public camping ban in Grants Pass, Oregon, violated the Eighth Amendment.
Cash for your backyard? Companies, homeowners try to capitalize on a California law.
Apr 22, 2024
Housing shortage-plagued California recently started allowing property owners to split their lots and have developers build new homes there.
Why it's gotten more expensive to house people experiencing homelessness
by
Matt Levin
Apr 22, 2024
Higher interest rates and insurance costs make building low-income and supportive housing more costly — especially in California, home to 28% of the U.S. homeless population.
A window into the world of deconstruction
by
David Brancaccio
and Natalie White
Apr 17, 2024
Chris Rutherford, executive director of Salvage Warehouse of Detroit,
shares how the deconstruction business is a huge benefit for communities economically, environmentally and socially.
RealPage rent-fixing lawsuit highlights use of algorithms to set rents
by
Matt Levin
Apr 16, 2024
Lawsuits allege that RealPage, a company many large landlords use to price their apartments, uses confidential data in an anti-competitive way.
A typical home costs $1 million or more in a record number of U.S. cities
Apr 10, 2024
Zillow find that million-dollar homes are proliferating — and not just in the usual high-cost metro areas like New York, San Francisco and Los Angeles.
For public good, not for profit.
How landlords and tenants are reacting to a changing rental market
by
Matt Levin
Apr 9, 2024
The market is seeing a return of concessions and incentives for renters as demand cools in many parts of the nation.
The Realtors settlement could change how agents work with homebuyers
by
Amy Scott
and Sean McHenry
Apr 3, 2024
In a landmark settlement to several lawsuits, the National Association of Realtors could require agents and buyers to have a written agreement.
Why multigenerational households are making a comeback in a big way
Apr 3, 2024
From 1971 to 2021, the number of people living in multigenerational family households in the U.S. quadrupled to nearly 60 million people.