The Texas affordable housing problem in three sentences: 1) The poorest Texans have the hardest time finding housing they can…
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Recession and falling housing values dramatically widening wealth gap between whites, Hispanics and blacks
Most everyone is aware of the long-time “wealth gap” between whites vs. Hispanics and blacks. A new Pew Research Center…
Colonia improvements still leave the poor in deplorable housing
Colonias in the Rio Grande Valley are home to some of the poorest Texans. Governmental efforts to improve living conditions…
50,000 protest soaring housing prices in Tel Aviv | CNN
An estimated 50,000 demonstrators swept through the streets of Tel Aviv on Saturday night to rail against soaring housing prices…
74% of those with “worst case housing need” have extremely low incomes according to HUD report
HUD has published it’s latest assessment of the households that have a “Worst Case Housing Need”. The key findings are:…
State of the Nation’s Housing – it’s getting worse
I know I have been mostly blogging about problems lately. All of this negative housing news can be depressing. I…