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This city is ‘the epicenter of the housing crisis,’ says a Biden administration official
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Marcia Fudge dubbed sunny Miami the “epicenter of the housing crisis in this country” during a visit Tuesday. Fudge made that stark remark on Miami’s affordability issues while visiting Liberty Square, a public housing complex in the South Florida city, according to the Miami Herald. To anyone ... -
‘It’s nuts’: Real estate agents describe chaos in New York City’s hot rental market
Renting an apartment in New York City this summer? Say hello to sky-high prices and a fight to the finish. Amid the heat and the occasional rain, there’s a mad scramble to rent affordable apartments in Gotham, which has been undersupplied for many years. Real estate agents describe the mayhem when it comes to prices. ... -
‘It’s nuts’: Real estate agents describe chaos in New York City’s hot rental market and more than half of Americans are living paycheck to paycheck, making them more vulnerable to recession
Hi, MarketWatchers. Don’t miss these top stories. ‘There seems to be little relief in sight’: More than half of Americans are living paycheck to paycheck, making them more vulnerable to recession People living paycheck to paycheck were more likely to have experienced financially distressing events at some point over the last three years. Read More ... -
Governor McKee Joins Elected Officials, Development Partners and Community Members to Celebrate New Rental Homes at Brookside Terrace
RHODE ISLAND, June 27 – EAST GREENWICH, RI – Governor Dan McKee and U.S. Senator Jack Reed joined RIHousing, Dakota Partners, Inc., funding and community partners for a ceremonial ribbon-cutting to celebrate the creation of new affordable rental homes at Brookside Terrace in East Greenwich. Developed in two phases by Dakota Partners, Inc., Brookside Terrace ... -
‘She has a poor work ethic’: I rent out rooms in a single-family home. I charge $1,300 per room, but my sister only pays $800. Should I ask her to pay more?
Dear Quentin, I own a rental property single-family home. I rent the rooms out individually for $1,200 per month plus utilities (about $1,300 all in). I have a very good track record of maintaining full occupancy. One of the tenants is my sister, who has lived in the house for 10 years. Due to our ... -
Mr. Irrelevant Week starts for Purdy, Commercial Flights for Mercury, more…
One of my chapters in broadcast life was the original radio play-by-play voice of the Phoenix Mercury. It was 1997. I fly around the country with Hall of Famers Cheryl Miller and Nancy Lieberman. I’m bumping around on buses with Michelle Timms(Timmsy), Jennifer Gillom(Grand-ma-ma), Bridget Pettis, and other terrific ladies. I was in that space ... -
Five boozy Father’s Day gifts for dads and Sen. Cory Booker still believes this bill could narrow the racial wealth gap, help people buy homes and afford college
Hi, MarketWatchers. Don’t miss these top stories. Sen. Cory Booker still believes this bill could narrow the racial wealth gap, help people buy homes and afford college Baby bonds are ‘a powerful way to deal with the wealth inequalities in our country by also empowering our economy overall,’ Booker tells MarketWatch. Read More IRS unveils ... -
My family owns a house that’s split among my father and his three siblings. He spent $100,000 on renovations and wants to buy his siblings out. What can he do?
There’s been a property in our family going back decades. It was actually split into four equal parts among the original owners, who have now all passed away. So the kids of the owners have the rights to the property. They each have 25%. My grandma and her son (my uncle) were living there rent-free ... -
‘Not one sibling wants to pony up the money to purchase the property’: My father owns a family home with 3 siblings. He spent $100,000 on renovations. Can he force them to sell?
There’s been a property in our family going back decades. It was actually split into four equal parts among the original owners, who have now all passed away. So the kids of the owners have the rights to the property. They each have 25%. My grandma and her son (my uncle) were living there rent-free ... -
Crypto crash FOMO and Americans are increasingly worried about red-hot inflation, jobs and their own deteriorating finances
Hi, MarketWatchers. Don’t miss these top stories. Crypto crash FOMO? ‘I missed the bus on Bitcoin, but now feel like my time has come. Is it time to go big or go home? I have another 25 years of a boring 9-to-5 job, and I just want out.’ ‘I sit here day after day, doing ...
