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The Benefits of Renting a Home to Buy it in the Future

Buying a home is one of the significant investments you might make in your lifetime. Before starting a home purchasing process, gathering as much information as possible is essential. It will help you make proper choi...

What You Need to Know while Considering the Rent-to-Own Homeownership Plan

  When renting a house, you must sign a contract before moving in. However, you shouldn't sign the agreement before understanding its contents. You may even speak to a legal expert to exp...

Federal Government allocates $12.7 million for Foster Youth Housing Assistance

HUD has announced a funding opportunity of $12.7 million for public housing authorities through the Foster Youth to Independence (FYI) program. This initiative aims to assist young adults transit...

Considerations to Make Before Renting a House for the First Time

Moving into a new house can be exciting and challenging in equal measure. You need a house with specific features, price, and neighborhood, but you are unsure if the real estate agent will locate such for ...

Anticipation Builds Among 200,000 New Yorkers for Section 8 Voucher Outcomes

New York City has taken a significant stride towards meeting the demand for affordable housing by selecting approximately 200,000 applicants for the highly sought-after Section 8 Housing Choice Vou...

DC Attempts to Turn Existing Home Space into Apartments

Few people probably know who DC's mayor is (Muriel E. Bowser, by the way), but everyone likely knows it's another Democrat. That's all DC elects; maybe because you can't spell Democrat without DC. Who knows? Though ano...

Mainstream Media Gloats About Landlords Raising Rental Rates

There is currently a housing crisis going on in America, and a lot of economic experts believe that it's going to ultimately rival the housing collapse of 2008. The issue here is that there's a housing...

7 Reasons to Hire a Management Company for Your Rental Property

Owning a rental property can be a great way to invest your money and have an extra source of income. However, additional responsibilities include finding the right tenants, accounting, and handling repairs and ...

Rental Assistance Available More Helpful Than Ever Given Rising Rents

In recent months, the U.S. government has made several announcements to help tenants overcome their housing challenges. For example, the Department of Housing and Urban Development has provided a number of ...