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Feds offer $330M to clean up lead paint

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Federal officials announced Thursday that they have set aside $330 million to clean up lead-based paint and other environmental hazards in low-income housing. Continue reading →

Growing cities losing affordable housing at alarming rate: Study

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Released Wednesday, a new study from Freddie Mac finds a striking correlation between population growth and affordable housing. Continue reading →

Amazon will match employee affordable housing donations

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The online retailer will also contribute $8 million to nonprofits in Washington and Virginia. The pledge comes as a handful of companies promise to spend big on housing. Continue reading →

The Nation’s Largest LGBTQ-Inclusive Affordable Housing for Older Adults

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When applications opened for New York City’s first affordable housing property for LGBTQ older adults recently, 1,000 people eagerly sent theirs in on that first day. This underscores a genuine need. Not only is New York City increasingly unaffordable,… Continue reading →

Microsoft’s $500M affordable housing plan begins to shape

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Microsoft will fund housing projects with at least 100 units that set aside at least 40 percent of those units for middle-income families, or 80 percent for low-income families. Real estate developers will further have to commit to keeping those units … Continue reading →

A Home for Grandfamilies

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Sometimes Sabu Waters grows wistful when he thinks about how he used to sleep. These days, the alarm sounds early for the 67-year-old, who has two grandsons to rouse and get ready for school in Washington, D.C. “I have to make sure these boys are dress… Continue reading →

Why the biggest challenge to local real estate isn’t iBuyers

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Regular Inman contributor Teresa Boardman talks about how Zillow Offers just launched in the Twin Cities and what buyers and sellers truly need in her market (and probably yours, too). Continue reading →

Will Tiny-House Communities Help Middle-Class Homebuyers?

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The housing market in the United States may have bounced back since the Great Recession. But fairly stagnant wages, higher home prices and steep rents have made it harder to afford buying a home. The State of the Nation’s Housing Report 2018, from the … Continue reading →

Atlanta’s privatized affordable housing startup PadSplit raises $4.6M

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The Atlanta-based startup has raised $4.6 million with help from Core Innovation Capital and other socio-economic aware investment organizations. Continue reading →

California Realtors support bills to dramatically boost housing supply

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The California Association of Realtors has put its considerable might behind several proposed bills meant to boost the state’s housing supply. Continue reading →