There will be dollars coming from Raleigh and from Washington to help places like Ashe County and for that we are grateful. But local people, those of us who have raised generations here, need to make sure that those dollars are used to provide for everyone in our community.
During Tuesday’s vice presidential debate, Tim Walz highlighted the importance of building more affordable homes for families and holding accountable Wall Street investors who buy up housing and treat it as a commodity, while JD Vance continued to demonize undocumented immigrants and blame them for the nation’s housing shortage.
Harris has vowed to increase the available housing supply by three million homes and to provide lower-income first-time homebuyers with up to $25,000 in down payment support. Trump, on the other hand, has offered no specific plans for addressing the housing crisis.
The announcement from the Federal Reserve will lower mortgage rates and encourage more building of apartments, which could lower rental costs.
Millennials, born between 1981 and 1996, have positioned themselves as the largest cohort of homebuyers. Here's where they're buying houses.
After years of a worsening housing crisis in North Carolina, Kamala Harris’ proposals seek to create three million homes by 2028, provide down payment assistance to first-time home buyers, and crack down on price fixing among corporate landlords.
Wake County is at a critical juncture. As its skyline rises and new residents flood in, long-term community members face an increasingly unaffordable housing market.
Kamala Harris helped deliver funding to get more seniors and working families in Mecklenburg County into affordable homes. Her plans for addressing the housing crisis if elected President will impact many North Carolina families. More seniors and working families...
In her eighth visit to North Carolina this year, VP Kamala Harris proposed plans to build three million new homes, help first-time homebuyers and renters, stop price gouging, and provide economic support for families.
The plan calls on Congress to pass a law that would withdraw tax credits from landlords who raise rent by more than 5% annually. If passed, the plan would apply to about half of all rentals in the United States.
