Here’s how fires and floods are intensifying the US housing crisis
The wildfires levied significant long-term damage, with thousands of homes destroyed, billions in damages and a worsening of ...
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HUD secretary Turner holds town hall, says there are ‘two genders’
HUD Secretary Scott Turner laid out a leadership vision for HUD staff, and also announced a walking back of department gender identity policy.
Pinellas County approves $8M for affordable housing project in Largo
An affordable housing development in Largo will offer 36 units for households earning just 40% of the area median income, ...
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How Amsterdam’s Early Social Housing Failed Workers
In 1901, the Amsterdam city government started to replace privately owned slums with cooperatively run housing. The project ...
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Opinion: Housing shouldn’t be a political issue — it’s a human right
Alaska is facing a crisis — one that shouldn’t be up for political debate. Housing is not a privilege; it is a basic human necessity. Yet, too often, the fate of our most vulnerable neighbors is ...
Pending Home Sales Fell 5.5% in December
Pending home sales in December decreased 5.5%. Compared to one month ago, pending sales declined in all four U.S. regions, with the West recording the largest drop. Year-over-year, contract signings ...
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Why The Equal Rights Amendment Is Still Not A Constitutional Amendment
It read in its entirety, “Men and women shall have equal rights throughout the United States and every place subject to its jurisdiction. Congress shall have power to enforce this article by app ...
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Another Historic Day for Equality: Equal Rights Amendment Officially Affirmed as the Law of the Land
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- In a historic milestone for the nation, the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) has been officially recognized as the 28th Amendment to the United States ...
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Realtor accused of housing discrimination claims 'spies' wrongly targeted him
The accusations were made in a lawsuit filed Jan. 13 by the Buffalo office of Housing Opportunities Made Equal, a nonprofit organization that fights housing discrimination. HOME’s accusations ...
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A 'silver tsunami' of housing supply could be hitting these 5 markets with lots of empty nesters
That could seriously shake up a housing market in which homeownership is heavily skewed by age. Boomers, who make up about 20% of the US population, owned 36% of all homes in 2024, Freddie Mac found.
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Biden Proclaims That The Equal Rights Amendment Is The Law Of The Land—But What Does That Mean?
President Joe Biden announced on Friday that, as far as he’s concerned, the Equal Rights Amendment is the “law of the land,” a somewhat symbolic move that is poised to allow more women ...
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What Biden didn’t do on the Equal Rights Amendment is more important than what he did
Legal scholars say President Joe Biden might be right about the Equal Rights Amendment — but his declaration on Friday has no legal significance. In a surprise move on his way out of office ...