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Opinion: tools for landlords to help low-income tenants

Housing Wire

Landlords who refuse to participate cite several reasons, including what they regard as undue regulatory burdens and concerns about tenant “quality.” PHAs – which landlords believe should side with them more often in landlord-tenant disputes. Congress has helped, as well.

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ADU options set to expand in California

Housing Wire

It is shipped from the Boxabl manufacturing facility in Las Vegas and is “designed to unfold into a fully functional dwelling unit in just a few hours,” reducing construction costs and minimizing environmental impacts, according to a company news release. But some experts believe that financing options for ADUs need to be expanded.

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HUD announces new aid for Maui, Native Hawaiians

Housing Wire

One measure is targeted specifically for the island of Maui — which endured a devastating wildfire last year that destroyed the town of Lahaina — while the other is designed to expand rental assistance for Native Hawaiians residing on the islands. HUD awarded $6.9

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Florida theme parks creating more housing for employees

Housing Wire

While the development is in partnership with Universal, it is open to anyone who “meets specific income and other resident requirements” according to a spokesperson for the developer and is not designated specifically for Universal employees. with only 15 available units for every 100 extremely low-income renter households.”

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The Benefits of Using a Real Estate Agent with a Realtor® Designation

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." Education One of the ways Realtors® stand out from other real estate agents is their access to education, designations and certifications. In fact, over 200,000 Realtors® hold expertise certifications and designations. Your Realtor® has knowledge that other real estate agents do not have.

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HUD Inspector General discusses NYC corruption investigation

Housing Wire

In this situation, it was by design that the superintendents would have autonomy to fix things quickly — maybe we’re talking about a heater or an elevator — something that would fall under a particular monetary amount. So, by design, they were able to go out and award these contracts on their own.

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Opinion: More financing options for ADUs are needed

Housing Wire

A recent survey by Villa noted that some ~60% of rental tenants said that living in an ADU has allowed them to live in a neighborhood they would not otherwise be able to afford — that’s a big deal. For homeowners, ADUs can generate substantial rental income that assists homeowners in covering escalating property taxes and mortgage payments.

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