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HUD releases new income limits for housing programs

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According to a primer provided by HUD, eligibility for programs is based on three income levels — extremely low income (less than 30 percent of the median family income), very low (less than 50 percent of the median family income), and low (less than 8… Continue reading →

Unpaid government workers owe $438M in mortgage and rent this month

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Federal workers either not being paid or currently furloughed as a result of the government shutdown are estimated to owe approximately $438 million in mortgage and rent payments this month. Continue reading →

New home sales fall to 2-year low

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New residential home sales dropped 8.9 percent in October, falling to a new two-year low, according to a new residential sales report released Wednesday. Continue reading →

Owner fined for rejecting disabled couple’s request for first-floor pad

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A Las Vegas landlord has been slapped with a fine after his building manager refused to allow a disabled couple to move into a first-floor apartment. Continue reading →

Realtor nearly arrested after entering recently foreclosed home

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When Alabama Realtor Cheryl Piccinini entered an empty house for a showing, she had no idea she was facing a potential breaking and entering charge. Continue reading →

Third of top HUD appointees have no housing policy experience

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A slew of political appointees at HUD have been found to have no housing policy experience, but instead worked on campaigns for Donald Trump or Ben Carson. Continue reading →