Rising costs from Western wildfires may make policies harder to get in fire-prone areasBy Mitchell HartmanOctober 12, 2017Justin Sullivan/Getty ImagesMost homes lost in California wildfires likely covered by insurance. POSTED IN: insurance wildfires california Housing ListenreadDownloadDownload
Houston is trying to get buyout offers to homeowners quickly By Andy UhlerOctober 11, 2017Filipa Rodrigues/ for MarketplaceAfter hurricanes, government officials buy homes that are "hopelessly at risk" for future flooding and demolish them. POSTED IN: Economy housing market FEMA hurricane harvey Environment Houston ListenreadDownloadDownload
New York is betting $155 million that it can cut evictionsBy Marielle SegarraOctober 02, 2017Drew Angerer/Getty ImagesA new law gives low-income residents access to free legal help in housing court.POSTED IN: real estate rent legal poverty housing market New York ListenreadDownloadDownload
What you need to know about reverse mortgages ... and their new rulesBy Lizzie O'Leary and Peter Balonon-RosenSeptember 29, 2017RICHARD A. BROOKS/AFP/Getty ImagesThese mortgages let seniors take out loans, using their homes as security.POSTED IN: reverse mortgage seniors Housing business Banks ListenreadDownloadDownload
Lobbyists line up to defend the mortgage interest deductionBy Nancy Marshall-GenzerSeptember 25, 2017Justin Sullivan/Getty ImagesThe tax break for homeowners has been around as long as the tax code itself. POSTED IN: tax reform business Housing lobbying industry nation ListenreadDownloadDownload
Seattle increasing affordable housing through a bargain with private developersBy Anna Boiko-Weyrauch September 25, 2017Anna Boiko-Weyrauch/ for MarketplaceThe plan, called the Housing Affordability and Livability Agenda, relies on an exchange between the city and private developers known as the grand bargain, brokered two years ago. POSTED IN: affordable housing business Seattle Economy nation housing market ListenreadDownloadDownload
Median home prices are up in areas with the biggest risk of natural disasterBy Amy ScottSeptember 21, 2017Joe Raedle/Getty ImagesBut people may be taking some risks more seriously. POSTED IN: Economy flood insurance hurricanes weather housing market nation ListenreadDownloadDownload
Are stock payouts linked to high housing prices? By Molly WoodSeptember 19, 2017FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP/Getty ImagesGlenn Kelman, CEO of the tech real estate site Redfin, believes reporting stock payouts properly could better distribute wealth. POSTED IN: Housing stocks stock payouts housing bubble ListenreadDownloadDownload
After shelters, some Harvey victims will move to vacant Houston apartmentsBy Aaron SchrankAugust 31, 2017POSTED IN: Economy hurricane harvey disaster relief Houston nation Housing ListenreadDownloadDownload
