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The average cost of keeping a roof over your head in Utah s metro areas is a lot more than it used to be - if you re renting. A recent University of Utah study found that rental prices in the state s major cities increased faster in the past two years than they did over the entire prior decade. Dejan Eskic - a senior research fellow at the University of Utah s Kem C. . ....
Evictions are on the rise in Virginia after numerous protections provided by federal and state rental assistance programs ended. According to the Richmond Eviction Lab, the number of renters in Virginia fearing eviction during the first quarter of 2022 was 58%, almost double from the fourth quarter of 2021. Christie Marra, director of housing advocacy at the Virginia Poverty Law Center, said a "perfect storm of evictions" has been brewing for some time now. . ....
As the housing market navigates a sea of obstacles, community-level organizations in Minnesota are urging governments to take a closer look at their strategies for supporting older neighborhoods, and said deteriorating homes shouldn t be overlooked. Construction of new homes continues to lag, in part because of supply-chain issues, and groups such as NeighborWorks Home Partners say there s another problem: plenty of neighborhoods in Minneapolis and St. Paul, as well as surrounding suburbs, have an aging stock. . ....
As the housing market navigates a sea of obstacles, community-level organizations in Minnesota are urging governments to take a closer look at their strategies for supporting older neighborhoods, and said deteriorating homes shouldn't be overlooked. ....