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How to Get Help If You're Struggling to Pay Your Water Bill
Having safe water at home is important for staying healthy, cooking, and cleaning. But for many people, especially older adults with limited income, water bills can be hard to afford. In fact, about 20% of househol...
Worried about Eviction or Foreclosure? You Don't Need to Be in Most Markets
Eviction and foreclosure are an unfortunate part of the housing market that disproportionately affect economically disadvantaged people. In most cases, rent rises faster than wages, so people earning...
Students Weigh Choices as Colleges Reopen
The vast majority of America's universities closed down entirely in the middle of March, three months ago now, leaving tens of thousands of students who stayed on-campus without anywhere to live. For most of these students, th...
COVID-19 Exacerbates Housing Instability in African Americans
In March 2020, COVID-19 was declared by the World Health Organization to be a pandemic. Workplaces started shutting down. Local and state governments curtailed activities and instituted closures of retail, restaur...
6 Key Factors to Consider before Buying a House
Purchasing a house is one of the most important decisions you can make in your life. For this reason, you need to be keen on every detail that involves that purchase. You don't want to live in regret because you overlook...
Renting a house requires serious deliberation. Even if you need a home to place your family currently, it could be better to find an ideal space that ...
To enable you to make an informed decision, consider the following questions to allow you to rent a house that will make...
Mass Governor Has Big Plans for Federal Money
The governor of Massachusetts, Charlie Baker, is a Republican, but the entire legislative body working with him are Democrats. That in itself means that there's about a dozen news stories flying out of the state every single day...
The business industry has undergone a significant transformation in the last few years. Today, many business owners operate their businesses online. H...
Demand for rental apartments is also on the rise as more people start families. Therefore, constructing a commercial pro...
The Risk of Overvalued Housing Markets
The Risk of Overvalued Housing Markets The housing market has long been a very sporadic thing to track. It's up and down like the ebb and flow of the ocean's tides. Though it's also one of the things that props up the economies of many...