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Zillow to list housing discrimination protections

Housing Wire

Rentals listed on Zillow will now show whether or not they lie in a jurisdiction with local laws protecting renters from discrimination based on the use of Housing Choice Vouchers. The app also lists any local laws protecting renters who use veteran’s benefits or Social Security insurance payments to pay their rent.

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Building a fairer financial future with rent payment reporting

Housing Wire

California’s SB 1157 has made a significant impact on the lives of tenants in subsidized housing developments. This groundbreaking state-specific law mandates that landlords who own or operate such properties offer their tenants the option to have their rental payments reported to credit bureaus.

Tenants 439
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Opinion: Who decides what American neighborhoods look like?

Housing Wire

The answer is a combination of real estate developers, brokers, investors, agents and property owners — the overwhelming majority of whom are white. Neighborhoods are subject to the choices of developers, municipal governments and other outside groups. Who decides what our neighborhoods look like? And who profits from these projects?

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Biden administration rolls out renter protections as rent prices soar

Housing Wire

population — or over 44 million households — live in rental housing, but there are no comprehensive federal laws to protect renters. The rent is too … high, and landlords, many who receive federal financing and subsidies, made record-setting profits in the past two years. According to the White House, roughly 35% of the U.S.

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Don’t let COVID crisis mask affordable housing opportunity

Housing Wire

Other countries, including England, have developed digital national systems for processing and recording mortgage and property transactions. Reform zoning laws. Here again, the decentralized network of municipal law has handicapped the industry’s ability to respond to the pressing need for more affordable housing.

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7 best real estate schools in Massachusetts for 2024

Housing Wire

Covers reciprocal application process, relevant laws & regulations Base Non-Credit NH Reciprocity: For anyone licensed in MA seeking NH reciprocity eligibility. Covers licensing laws & the reciprocal licensing process. Mon – Sun access.

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CONDO NEWS

Will Springer Realtor

Many of them hold mortgages from commercial/office landlords who are struggling through low occupancy rates in urban zones (see story above). Developers are also facing the constraints of local government and their constituents. State legislators helped smooth out some of the bumpy building regulations with a series of laws this year.