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Under Kushner, Firm Filed False NYC Housing Paperwork

Company claimed there were no rent-regulated tenants

(Newser) - When the Kushner Cos. bought three apartment buildings in a gentrifying neighborhood of Queens in 2015, most of the tenants were protected by special rules that prevent developers from pushing them out, raising rents, and turning a tidy profit. But that's exactly what the company then run by Jared...

Startup Gets Renters Into Chi-Chi SF Apartments Cheap

By putting one person in a bedroom made from the living room

(Newser) - If $1,125 sounds like a steal for a San Francisco apartment rental, it is—but you get what you pay for. Business Insider reports on the "real-estate bliss" being offered to the city's "desperate renters" by startup HomeShare , which has since 2016 leased apartments in luxury...

Free in Texas: Airbnb Lodgings for Hurricane Evacuees

Service will link those with available inland lodging with those in Harvey's coastal path

(Newser) - As Texas hunkers down in anticipation of Hurricane Harvey , Airbnb has launched an initiative that will help people forced to evacuate the coastal areas link up with people with available housing in and near Dallas, San Antonio, and Austin, the Houston Chronicle reports. The lodging rental company's disaster response...

Ben Carson Approved as New Head of HUD

Trump's former rival for the presidency says he wants to bring a 'more holistic approach'

(Newser) - Ben Carson, a retired neurosurgeon who challenged Donald Trump for the GOP presidential nomination, won Senate confirmation Thursday to join Trump's Cabinet as housing secretary. Six Democrats and one independent joined 51 Republicans in voting for Carson to lead the Department of Housing and Urban Development, the AP reports....

5 Hottest US Housing Markets
5 Hottest US
Housing Markets
Jan 16, 2017 3:27 PM CST

5 Hottest US Housing Markets

You go, Nashville

(Newser) - Seeking a place to call home that won't clean out your bank account—and might even go up in value? While cities like New York City and San Francisco are driving people away with exorbitant rents and mortgages, per CBS News , there are some cities where owning a home...

Parents Building a Neighborhood Just for Autistic Adults

Community is going up on 29 acres near Dallas

(Newser) - For years, the parents of a boy on the high-needs end of the autism spectrum have been brainstorming what to do when he enters adulthood. When he was a pre-teen, they hit on the idea of a housing complex designed specifically for adults with autism, and now that he's...

The Makings of a Viral Story: One Woman, 20 iPhones, 20 Lovers

It's a great story ... if it's true

(Newser) - One woman's personal journey to homeownership in China—which involved 20 iPhone 7s, 20 boyfriends, and some masterful manipulation—has gone viral, with New York Magazine calling it "a move so brilliant ... I can only hope it is real." It doesn't look like it is, but...

5 Strongest and Weakest Housing Markets

Residents of Boulder, Colo., should be happy

(Newser) - Looking to invest in real estate? Be careful where you buy. Here are the five cities where house prices are growing and shrinking the fastest, based on average price changes for a single family home over 12 months ending this June, per 24/7 Wall St .: Growing:
  1. Boulder, Colo.: 18.5%
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College Student Doesn&#39;t Want to &#39;Live With Any White Folks&#39;
Student Causes Stir With
'POC Only' Roommate Want-Ad
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Aug 14, 2016 5:41 PM CDT

Student Causes Stir With 'POC Only' Roommate Want-Ad

'I don't want to live with any white folks'

(Newser) - A want-ad for a new roommate spurred a passionate debate about racism, safe spaces, and what it's like to be a person of color in America this week at a small college in California. The Washington Post reports 20-year-old Pitzer College junior Karé Ureña posted on the Pitzer...

Lawyer, Engineer Say Even They Can't Afford Palo Alto

City's planning and transportation commissioner explains why as she resigns

(Newser) - Palo Alto's planning and transportation commissioner sat down and did the math: For Kate Vershov Downing and husband Steve to purchase a home similar to the 4-bedroom, 2,300-square-foot dwelling they currently rent (with another couple, at $6,200 a month), their monthly payment would be $12,177. That'...

Entrepreneur Pitches Live-In Vans to Techies

'Eat Google food, use their gym, and sleep in the van'

(Newser) - "Rent is too high even if you could find a place. So be adventurous and think about it." So writes Robert Allen in an ad posted to Craigslist last week. The San Francisco Chronicle reports Allen is hoping young tech workers fed up with ballooning rents in the...

Palo Alto May Subsidize Housing for People Making Up To $250K

In other words: the richest 3% of Americans

(Newser) - The city of Palo Alto in Silicon Valley is considering subsidizing housing for those who need the help most: the wealthiest 3% of Americans, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. Palo Alto is an incredibly wealthy town—the median family income of $167,000 was more than three times the national...

China&#39;s &#39;Ghost Cities&#39; Were Hidden Until Now

 China's 'Ghost Cities' 
 Were Hidden Until Now 
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Nov 21, 2015 5:00 PM CST

China's 'Ghost Cities' Were Hidden Until Now

Massive empty housing developments feel like 'an abandoned movie set'

(Newser) - People have known about China's "ghost cities" for years, but it turns out finding and tracking these massive, mostly empty housing developments is pretty much as difficult as hunting an actual ghost. That is, until China's largest search engine got involved, Quartz reports. Tech company Baidu was...

7 Most Affordable Cities to Buy a Home

Cleveland tops the list

(Newser) - Looking for an affordable place to live? Well, this probably won't come as a surprise to you, but don't move to California. Coldwell Banker put together its annual Home Listing Report , which looks at the average listing price of more than 81,000 Coldwell Banker listings of four-bed,...

Obama Mulls Exec Orders on Gay Rights, Environment

Could also take action on mortgage refinancing

(Newser) - If Congress won't move on President Obama's agenda, he may take further action—on mortgage refinancing, gay rights, and other issues—on his own. The process could begin this week with new cybersecurity rules for private firms in certain industries, including transportation, the Washington Post reports. Later, he...

'World's Thinnest House' Unveiled in Warsaw

Urban home is just 5 feet at its widest

(Newser) - The future of urban living may be just a few feet wide, says Polish architect Jakub Szczesny, creator of the "world's narrowest home." The Warsaw home, squeezed into a narrow gap between two buildings, is five feet wide at its widest and three at its narrowest, but...

Confessions of a Home Repo Man

Despair and danger often await the thankless job

(Newser) - Americans continue to lose their homes in catastrophic numbers, but while that tragedy is plain to see, Albert Clawson gives an all-too-human perspective—from the forecloser's side. "I've seen it all," explains the property manager, whose job is to provide "boots-on-the-ground" info on the condition...

Gargantuan Mansion Sparks Ozarks Mystery

Some say it's a home for aliens, or possibly Brangelina...

(Newser) - Deep in the hills of the Ozarks, between Springfield and Branson, Mo., a 72,000-square-foot house is being built—and locals aren’t quite sure why. Some suggest it may be a military bunker, while others propose it’s a nuclear shelter for “important people”; still others wonder whether...

South Struggles to Handle Tornadoes' Homeless

Mayor warns of 'humanitarian crisis' if help doesn't come quickly

(Newser) - Three days after tornadoes devastated the South, the thousands left homeless are emerging as a major problem, reports the LA Times . At least 1,100 are living in emergency shelters, with thousands more in churches or with friends and family. Tuscaloosa Mayor Walter Maddox warned of a "humanitarian crisis"...

10 Reasons to Buy a House
 10 Reasons to Buy a House 
Sep 19, 2010 6:35 AM CDT

10 Reasons to Buy a House

Housing market gloom is over-hyped

(Newser) - Has the housing crisis scared you out of the market? Too bad, because there are still many good reasons to buy, writes Brett Arends in the Wall Street Journal . A few points to consider before hopping on the first train to rents-ville:
  • You could get a deal: Prices are down—
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