Without the extra $600 a week in unemployment benefits, whose renewal past this month has been … [+] subject to debate in Congress, the share of severely housing burdened renters would jump to 41%, from the current 3.7%. getty Receiving both state unemployment benefits and the weekly $600 federal supplement, less than 4% of renter
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NEW YORK, NEW YORK – JULY 22: A woman waits in line as food is distributed at the Ebenezer … [+] Seventh-day Adventist church on July 22, 2020 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. Getty Images On March 27, the CARES Act was signed into law and included a moratorium through July 24 on evictions for those
Gary Sinise channeled his paraplegic Lt. Dan character from Forrest Gump into a foundation that … [+] builds accessible homes for wounded warriors. Gary Sinise Foundation If you’re a wheelchair user or have other physical conditions that impact your use of public and commercial spaces, July 26 is a date worth celebrating. Thirty years ago
Storm surge is known to be one of the major causes of hurricane property damage. getty Hurricane Hanna, the first Atlantic hurricane of 2020, puts more than 14,000 homes at risk of storm surge damage, according to CoreLogic, a real estate data analytics provider. The storm made landfall Saturday on Padre Island off the southern
Graph and calculator with text refinancing getty With COVID-19 creating havoc and uncertainty within our economy, mortgage rates are hitting historic lows. According to Freddie Mac, the national average rate dropped earlier this month to an all-time low 2.98%. In fact, Mortgage News Daily reported that the average reached a seemingly impossible 2.87% on Thursday.
The CARES Act eviction ban expires today. Here are the bills in Congress that aim to offer further … [+] assistance for struggling renters. getty The CARES Act eviction moratorium expires today, as the U.S. House and Senate are yet to engage in discussions how to support renters in the protracted economic downturn amid rising
Openpath President James Segil (left) and CEO Alex Kazerani (right) Openpath I’m a strong believer - as we’ve explored several times over the past few months – that the current COVID-19 pandemic, though devastating for society and the economy, is motivating real estate industry stakeholders to fully embrace proptech and the value it can deliver now
Can science create the best gaming chair? Herman Miller and Logitech think so. Herman Miller Gaming chairs, like most office chairs, are primarily purchased for function over style. But on July 22nd, 2020, Herman Miller (a brand best known for the iconic chairs designed by Charles and Ray Eames) challenged this notion when they unveiled
getty Homebuilder stocks DR Horton, KB Home, Lennar, PulteGroup and Toll Brothers are not cheap after rising 141% to 237% from lows set between March 18 to March 23. DR Horton and Lennar set all-time intraday highs on Thursday, July 23. Longer-term homebuilders are a buy when their P/E ratios are 8% and lower. Today
(AP Photo/David Zalubowski) ASSOCIATED PRESS Which are the best markets for real estate investment? The cute answer is that you can make a good investment in any market; for each of the 200 markets we follow on a regular basis, there’s an investment strategy that best suits the local economic circumstances. But aside from that