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New report says institutionalized bias spurs racial disparity in Black homeownership
Black mortgage applicants are more than twice as likely to be denied a loan for a mortgage than their white counterparts, according to findings from the National Association of Real Estate Brokers.
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Can empty offices be a solution to the housing crisis?
Turning all those vacant buildings into living spaces may seem like a straightforward way to increase housing stock, but skeptics say there are major logistical and economic hurdles standing in the way.
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Majority of homeowners support adding more housing options in residential neighborhoods: survey
From rampant homelessness in San Francisco, Calif., to skyrocketing prices in Salt Lake City, Utah, and bidding wars in Spokane, Wash., the United States is in the throes of a housing crisis. Economists tend to say the root cause is development restrictions limiting new construction, especially of smaller, more affordable housing. As two partners in a wealth management firm put it on CNBC.com late last month, “There has simply been a large mismatch between the supply of and demand for housing, a
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Would banning single-family zoning solve the housing crisis?
Blue-state lawmakers have begun to roll back laws that make it illegal to build anything other than free-standing homes, but skeptics say these reforms aren't the answer to the housing shortage.
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The Party Never Has to End in These 10 Mardi Gras-Ready Homes
By Melissa Allison, Zillow It’s almost time for the biggest party of the year: Mardi Gras. So grab some beads and a hurricane cocktail and settle back with these elegant French colonial homes for a sale – a vestige of the French settlers who once populated the Big Easy. French Quarter 1005 Governor Nicholls St, New Orleans, LA For sale: $849,000 Like many French colonial homes in semi-tropical areas, this mini-estate features an enchanting garden oasis to complement its tall windows and tasteful
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Will Trump’s use of eminent domain come back to haunt him?
In 1997, Donald Trump’s plan to expand his Atlantic City casino was frustrated by one woman: Vera Coking. Coking, an outspoken, tough New Jersey widow who wore oversized rhinestone-studded glasses and eccentric outfits, owned a three-story house on the boardwalk that was in the way of Trump’s plans to expand the Trump Plaza casino. Trump, who described Coking’s home as “terrible,” enlisted New Jersey’s Casino Reinvestment Development Authority to take the property by “eminent domain” at its ma
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Is There a Downside to Prepaying My Mortgage?
Q: I have paid almost $6,000 extra toward my mortgage principal. Isn’t my new payment supposed to go more toward principal and less for interest for the next payment? — Paying it down
