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Existing home sales likely to show a drop in February, economists say

Mar 22, 2017
Existing home sales numbers for February are out today. January sales increased 3.3 percent to a 10-year high, but economists anticipate a dip for February, although that’s still up from last year. One factor: an improving job market.  Click the audio player above to hear the full story.

The spring home-buying season could use more homes

Mar 20, 2017
Builders are building, but too may owners are staying put.

Affordable housing advocates lament reports of HUD budget axe

Mar 9, 2017
City and state agencies that provide vouchers and housing subsidies for low-income residents could be hit hard by proposed deep cuts to the Department of Housing and Urban Development, according to the Washington Post. It reports documents it obtained show $6 billion in cuts to the agency in the Trump administration’s budget outline. About $1.3 […]

Seattle plans to use bond funding to pay for more affordable housing units

Jan 9, 2017
The city is looking at a few different ways to add more housing.
A tent under Interstate 5 in downtown Seattle, where homeless people seek shelter, a block away from City Hall.
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Evictions on the rise as renters struggle

Dec 12, 2016
A new study from real estate company Redfin shows three million families are evicted annually.
Cinderblocks wall off the door and windows of a burned and abandoned rowhouse across the street from First Mt Calvary Baptist Church, in the Winchester-Sandtown neighborhood June 15, 2015 in Baltimore, Maryland. 
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Renters facing affordability crisis as wages stagnate

Dec 12, 2016
Evictions are on the rise as renters pay increasing share of income for housing.
A view of historic homes on Logan Circle in Washington, D.C.
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Short-term rentals are reshaping real estate market in some cities

Sep 20, 2016
Some critics say popularity of Airbnb and other short-term rentals is discouraging investment in affordable housing.
The McMillin Court in Nashville, Tennessee, is now home to 16 short-term rental units that are booked through websites like Airbnb and VRBO. It had been apartments. The conversion has housing advocates worried about losing more affordable units. 
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The high cost of constructing affordable housing

Aug 19, 2016
Developers don't make money on them, so they aren't getting built.
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Facebook commits to build housing in Menlo Park

Jul 26, 2016
The social media giant plans to add 6,500 jobs, and 1,500 housing units, in an area facing an acute affordable-housing crisis.
Facebook headquarters in Menlo Park, California. 
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Home sales figures prompt cheer and fear

Mar 23, 2016
New home sales rose modestly in February, and builders are cautiously optimistic about the future.
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