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Rent prices continued to plunge across the U.S. this past month, with San Francisco leading the decline, according to data from Zumper, a real-estate startup.  The median rent for a one-bedroom apartment in San Francisco dropped more than 20% from a year ago, to $2,830, according to the report. That’s the largest decline the company has recorded. Month-to-month, the price...

News4’s Erika Gonzalez reports on the changing housing trends with more people working from home.

One new program has created jobs and streamlined the housing inspection process. News4’s Mark Segraves reports.

In Taos, New Mexico, a team is building a model of self-sustainable, off-the-grid living called Earthships. The concept was pioneered by Michael Reynolds 50 years ago and has been evolving ever since. He said the structures meet the six key human needs by providing shelter, water, food, energy, sewage treatment and garbage management.

If you’ve been longing for a closer look at shiplap walls and clawfoot tubs ever since Chip and Joanna Gaines stepped away from their HGTV hit, “Fixer Upper,” in 2018, we’ve got good news for you. A new promo, which first aired on TODAY Tuesday morning, reveals that the home improvement superstars are bringing “Fixer Upper” back to TV. In a two-minute...

The coronavirus pandemic is entering a new month, meaning Americans struggling amid the economic fallout once again have to worry about paying their rent

On Monday, July 27, two days after the eviction moratorium in Maryland expired, Timothy Young, his wife, Tammy, and their two children, Hermione, 8, and Negan, 2, scrambled to move out of their duplex. They’d received their notice to vacate.  Young estimates that he’s applied to more than 400 jobs over the last few months, and nothing has panned out....

The Trump administration said Thursday that it is revoking an Obama-era housing regulation designed to eliminate racial disparities in the suburbs, a move that fair housing advocates have decried as an election year stunt designed to manipulate the fears of white voters

If the outbreak roars back in New York City, Anil and Joyce Lilly will not be sheltering again in their Bronx apartment. They just bought a house an hour north in the Hudson Valley. “We need more elbow room,” said Joyce Lilly, explaining their move to Washingtonville, New York. “Because we were locked into the apartment for three months, a…

Staying home during the fall online-only semester could mean a significant financial loss for some University of Maryland students who had already signed on-campus apartment leases. News4’s Tracee Wilkins reports.

Staying home during the fall semester could mean a significant financial loss for some University of Maryland students who had already signed on-campus apartment leases. Both the South Campus Commons and the Courtyard Apartments are on-campus housing that fall under a public-private partnership managed by Capstone On-Campus Management, not the university. Grace Goodenough signed her lease in April. “The pandemic…

In our latest installment of “Purpose Over Profit,” LX News talked to Laura Brady, the founder and CEO of Concierge Auctions, a high-end real estate auction firm that is building a home for a family in need for every home it sells. Laura Brady said the company has funded the construction of more than 200 homes in El Salvador and...

News4’s Consumer Reporter Susan Hogan explains why this is the perfect time to buy a home.

News4’s Consumer Reporter Susan Hogan reports on what rights renters need to know as eviction hearings are on their way in Virginia.

Laura Bustamante’s job involves helping members of her New Jersey community access affordable housing, despite not making enough money to afford rent herself. Bustamante, who works for the Jersey City Council, walks host Satchel Lee through specific local policies that can help communities across the country facing a housing crisis.

A new short-term housing facility for homeless families opened last month in Northwest D.C. As the families work to transition into more stable housing, their neighbors are showing up to say welcome with care and compassion. News4’s Eung Yang reports.

Millions of U.S. households are expected to face financial burdens in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.

The average rate on a 30-year fixed mortgage has hit a record low of 3.29%, driven down by investors shifting money into the safety of U.S. Treasurys as the viral outbreak deepens

News4’s Erika Gonzalez breaks down the on-trend paint jobs that can add value to your home.