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Opinion: tools for landlords to help low-income tenants

Housing Wire

The federal Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) program is a powerful tool to help low-income families find apartments they can afford, but the program isn’t reaching its potential because far too few landlords participate in it. Why don’t landlords participate?

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To lure more teachers, CO school districts enter the housing market

Housing Wire

Leaders in Colorado districts are entering the housing market in a variety of ways, including engaging in partnerships with developers, constructing tiny homes and even becoming landlords, according to a story published by the Denver Post. Rents also remain challenging according to data the Post cites from Zillow.

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Zillow to list housing discrimination protections

Housing Wire

Still, federal law does not prevent landlords from rejecting all housing vouchers. The Department of Housing and Urban Development attempted to crack down on landlord discrimination back in 2018. Roberts said that of those 303 counties, 44% saw market-rate rents rise more than voucher values from 2015 to 2020.

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Purchasing & Developing Land - Part 5 - Reselling It - Raw or Developed

Eppraisal

Whether you decide to hold it and sell when real property values climb or -- alternatively -- develop the lot to convey at a higher price, you are subject to forces of market, timing and competition. Raw land has fewer properties with which to compare than does a developed parcel so other standards must be considered.

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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.

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Biden administration rolls out renter protections as rent prices soar

Housing Wire

The focus will also be put on the multifamily market. Fannie Mae provided more than $69 billion in debt financing to support the multifamily market last year. The rent is too … high, and landlords, many who receive federal financing and subsidies, made record-setting profits in the past two years.

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The Fed pauses its rate hikes for now, will it last?

Housing Wire

The Federal Open Markets Committee paused its interest-rate hikes on Wednesday for the second time this year. Other labor market indicators, such as job openings and the unemployment rate , also point to a cooling economy, Danielle Hale, chief economist at Realtor.com noted. research and consulting at TransUnion , said.