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Zillow to list housing discrimination protections

Housing Wire

of rental listings in the country are located in areas that offer tenants protection against source of income or voucher discrimination. Roberts said that of those 303 counties, 44% saw market-rate rents rise more than voucher values from 2015 to 2020. Still, federal law does not prevent landlords from rejecting all housing vouchers.

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Opinion: How ADUs can alleviate the U.S. housing crisis

Housing Wire

These structures can generate rental income to offset rising mortgage payments, and create more long-term rental supply, ultimately lowering the average rental cost for tenants. For local governments, ADUs can increase the number of tenants in areas where high-rise dwellings are not a desirable option.

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FREE Webinar: Fair Housing, Is It?

McKissock

Petit is also active nationally, having served as President of the Association of Appraiser Regulatory Officials (AARO) from 2015-2016 and at the international level, where she served as the 2019 President of the Association of Real Estate License Law Officials (ARELLO).

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The Top 5 Renting Nightmares and How to Face Them

Zillow

If you don’t get a response right away, do a bit of research on your state's landlord-tenant laws to see if plumbing is one of the things that the landlord must maintain immediately. Originally published October 20, 2015. However, some plumbing problems are unavoidable - and they’re often an emergency. Deposit battles.

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High Housing Costs and the Consequences

DataMaster

The Rise in Cost-Burdened Home Owners and Tenants Rising housing costs are creating more burdens on people. By 2015, the average California home prices were two-and-a-half times higher than the average national home prices (ibid.)! Let’s hope this doesn’t happen. How high has the cost of housing risen in the last few years?

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High Housing Costs and the Consequences

DataMaster

The Rise in Cost-Burdened Home Owners and Tenants. By 2015, the average California home prices were two-and-a-half times higher than the average national home prices (ibid.)! Let’s hope this doesn’t happen. Rising housing costs are creating more burdens on people. Effects of High Housing Costs.

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High Housing Costs and the Consequences

DataMaster

The Rise in Cost-Burdened Home Owners and Tenants. By 2015, the average California home prices were two-and-a-half times higher than the average national home prices (ibid.)! Let’s hope this doesn’t happen. Rising housing costs are creating more burdens on people. Effects of High Housing Costs.