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2021
May
25
- Fight looms over down payment aid to close racial wealth gap. A $10 billion proposal by House Financial Services Chair Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) would give homebuyers up to $25,000 for a down payment. Waters' plan has triggered concern in the mortgage industry because it would require lenders to
- Flood of federal rental aid slow to reach those who need it most. Shane Hartman figured that giving away badly needed rental assistance in a city battered by the pandemic recession would be relatively easy. But five months after his nonprofit was tapped by city officials to hand
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- Construcción de viviendas con impresoras 3D es una realidad. Una nueva generación de startups se propone revolucionar el mercado inmobiliario automatizando la construcción de viviendas con impresoras 3D industriales.
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- Federal judge vacates nationwide eviction moratorium. A federal judge ruled that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention overstepped its legal authority by issuing a nationwide eviction moratorium, a ruling that could affect millions of struggling Americans. Within hours of the
- New homes cost $36,000 more because of an epic lumber shortage. As the pandemic crushed the US economy last spring, sawmills shut down lumber production to brace for a housing slump. The slump never arrived and now there isn't enough lumber to feed the red-hot
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- All about liability insurance. The most valuable portion of your insurance policy may be the liability coverage, which can protect you from financial ruin. In our latest issue of Consumer Action News, we explain the coverage that kicks in
- Can Biden's agenda fix Middle America’s deepest problem?. One key economic goal is to create the virtuous cycles of innovation and jobs that already occur in many coastal cities.
- Juez de EEUU deroga moratoria de los CDC a los desahucios. Un juez federal falló el miércoles que los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades actuaron por encima de su autoridad cuando impusieron una moratoria federal a los
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- EPA rule to phase out greenhouse gases in refrigerators, coolants. In the first Biden administration rule aimed at combating climate change, the Environmental Protection Agency is proposing to phase down production and use of hydrofluorocarbons, highly potent greenhouse gases commonly used in refrigerators and air
April
30
- Investors mine for profits In affordable housing, leaving tenants at risk. Tenants' Development Corp. officials never imagined this scenario when they tapped into the federal Low-Income Housing Tax Credit program back in 2003, to renovate their buildings. Under these deals, a nonprofit forms a partnership with an
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- A quarter of women are worse off post-pandemic. A Washington Post-ABC News poll underscores the ongoing struggles that women and people of color face as they deal with job loss, caring for children, and rising food and rent costs.
- The best (and worst) states for remote work. A recent study ranked all 50 states and Washington, D.C., to find where working from home was most attractive to workers and employers.
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- Biden’s $15K first-time homebuyer tax credit now a bill. New legislation, dubbed the “First-Time Homebuyer Act,” is a bill that would provide a tax credit for first-time homebuyers of up to 10% of the purchase price, or $15,000. In order to be eligible
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- Giant U.S. landlords pursue evictions despite CDC ban. As the coronavirus pandemic moves into its second year, landlords have persisted in pursuing evictions across the United States, despite government measures meant to keep tenants in their homes. Based on a review of hundreds
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- How politics is shaping Biden’s infrastructure proposal. When it comes to the beneficiaries of President Biden’s infrastructure proposal, the Weatherization Assistance Program ranks among the big winners. The White House touted it as part of its $213 billion effort to build,
- Sin condiciones: 1.000 dólares al mes. La ayuda básica podría llegar a Los Ángeles. Los Ángeles está preparada para convertirse en la más reciente ciudad en probar el ingreso básico universal. El alcalde Eric Garcetti incluyó un programa en la materia, que
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- The ‘new redlining’ is deciding who lives in your neighborhood. Economically discriminatory zoning policies—which say that you are not welcome in a community unless you can afford a single-family home, sometimes on a large plot of land—are not part of a
- U.S. watchdog cracks down on mortgage servicers. The U.S. consumer watchdog is scrutinizing mortgage servicers’ compliance with pandemic relief programs amid concerns struggling homeowners are not getting the help they need to avoid foreclosures, or are being discriminated against, said
- CFPB targets debt collectors in bid to protect renters. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) on Monday unveiled a rule cracking down on debt collectors to stop them from forcing renters from their homes during a nationwide eviction ban, as millions of Americans struggle
- First-time homebuyer program seeks to create equity in housing. The possibility of a first-time home buyer tax credit of up to $15,000 was part of President Biden’s campaign proposal to boost the participation of first-time buyers in the housing market. But the first
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