As featured in Inman News and Kiplinger Personal Finance. With election day less than one month away, there has been much talk about a particular proposal by Vice President Kamala Harris, so let’s get into it:“My administration will provide first-ti...
Democratic Presidential candidate Kamala Harris plans to offer $25,000 in down payment assistance for first-time homebuyers. But is this good or bad for the housing market? Read various industry forecasts (including my take, among many) in this artic...
As featured in HousingWire. Photo by meredith hunter on Unsplash. What is one of the largest fines you think a housing provider -- like landlords, condo HOAs/boards, and state and local housing authority offices – has had to pay due to turning away e...
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As featured in Inman News. Photo by Kostiantyn Li on Unsplash. Did you know that there are numerous programs that can help with affordable housing, like FHA, VA, and USDA loans and various down payment programs (there are over 2,400 across the natio...
As featured in HousingWire. To remix an old adage, when the U.S. housing market sneezes, the U.S. economy catches a cold.And it feels like the housing market is winding up and teetering on a sneeze. But this election season seems to be that moment ju...
As featured in HousingWire. Photo by Samuel Schroth on Unsplash. The talk of this election season has rightfully been on affordable housing.Simultaneously, I have heard this common refrain from eager homebuyers: “I qualify for an FHA (or VA) home loa...
As featured in Inman News. The Reality of Eminent Domain and Displacement Did you know that from 1949 to 1973 alone, over a million people were reportedly displaced due to unfair eminent domain practices, some of whom are still affected today?Histor...
Featured in Housing Wire.Photo by Ambitious Studio* | Rick Barrett on UnsplashStranger Than Fiction: Eminent Domain DisplacementImagine that the local government where you live is invoking eminent domain rights concerning your dear home in order to b...
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As featured in Inman News.That’s not fair!”“Life’s not fair, honey” is a familiar response to children to typically get them to radically accept a situation instead of throwing a temper tantrum.Conversely, as adults, particularly in the U.S. housing...
As featured in HousingWire. Image by M. from Pixabay. NEW LAW: On July 1st in Florida, there will be unprecedented new curbs on the power and excesses of HOAs (HB 1203).-Residents can no longer be cited or fined for trivial transgressions, like leav...