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Texas lawmakers have approved big changes to property tax rules, aiming to reduce costs for homeowners and businesses. These new measures will now head to Governor Greg Abbott for his approval and then to Texas...

The rising costs of housing in the U.S. are influencing how people make career decisions. Workers are now considering housing benefits as an important factor when deciding whether to accept a job, move to a new city, or return to th...

As the baby boomer generation heads into retirement, the number of older Americans is increasing. In 2020, about 55.8 million people, or one in six, were aged 65 or over. A report from the Urban Institute sheds light on ho...

In Rockford, Illinois, the local government, including the City of Rockford and Rockford Township, decided to offer more money to help people who must leave their homes because of severe d...

In California right now, if you can't pay your rent on time, your landlord can ask you to leave your home, even if you've found a way to settle your unpaid rent. But there's a new plan bein...

The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), led by Acting Secretary Adrianne Todman, hosted a two-day discussion on the 7th and 8th of October in Washington D.C. The event, called the "Nex...

Nearly 10 million people across the U.S., living in around 5.3 million low-income households, have a place to call home thanks to federal rental assistance. This vital support makes housing affordable, prevents overcrowding, and h...

The U.S. government is giving $10 million in aid to help people with lower incomes who rent their homes. This help is aimed at folks living in places that get money from a special government program...

House poor is a term for a situation in which a person spends a large proportion of their total income on home ownership, leaving them with very little discretionary income for other necessities or enjoyable activities.&n...