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Another Obama Sellout on Housing

This mortgage settlement with the banks over robo-signing is different, claims the White House. "No more lost paperwork, no more excuses, no more runaround," HUD secretary Shaun Donovan said February 9th. The new standards will "force the banks to clean up their acts." Don't bet on it.

Maui Time | Ted Rall | 02-23-2012 | Housing & Development

Tags: Housing, HUD, Shaun Donovan

How to Take Your Landlord to Courtnew

If certain professions are dirtbag magnets, then the field of landlording must be a black hole of scumminess. But fear not, gentle renter: That lease you signed is a contract, and if the landlord isn't holding up his end of the deal, you can take his slummy behind to magistrates' court.

Charleston City Paper | Paul Bowers | 12-30-2011 | Housing & Development

Tags: Renting, How to Take Your Landlord to Court

Birthplace Battlenew

Activists and barrio residents take on the Rio Nuevo board over the fate of 'Chuk Shon'

Tucson Weekly | Mari Herreras | 11-10-2011 | Housing & Development

Complex Equationnew

If anything's booming in building, it's apartments.

Colorado Springs Independent | J. Adrian Stanley | 11-03-2011 | Housing & Development

Solving Downtown's Homeless Problem Begins with Taking the Red Pillnew

Peachtree-Pine homeless shelter is the root of downtown's image problem

Creative Loafing (Atlanta) | Eric Celeste | 11-03-2011 | Housing & Development

I Like South Downtown Atlanta the Way it isnew

I know SoDo is rundown, weird and a little scary. That's why I love it.

Creative Loafing (Atlanta) | Besha Rodell | 11-03-2011 | Housing & Development

Does Indianapolis Have One of America's Best Downtowns?new

Forbes comes to the conclusion that Indianapolis has one of "America's best downtowns."

NUVO | Tristan Schmid | 10-28-2011 | Housing & Development

Tags: tourism, Best of Indy, Frommer's, Downtown Indianapolis

The Perils of Buying a Housenew

In Colorado Springs, there is little to prevent you from moving into a former meth lab, and even less protecting you if you do. One family learned these lessons the hard way.

Colorado Springs Independent | Chet Hardin | 10-27-2011 | Housing & Development

Soggy Excusesnew

Flooded Rancho Sahuarita residents say damage to their homes could have been avoided

Tucson Weekly | Brian J. Pedersen | 10-06-2011 | Housing & Development

Rise and Fall: A look back at Sheppard Square's 70 yearsnew

With demolition on the horizon, LEO examines the complex history of one of Louisville's oldest public housing projects

LEO Weekly | Anne Marshall | 09-28-2011 | Housing & Development

Praying for Rainnew

North Carolina scrutinizes finances of local Weatherization agency that has been troubled by quality control.

YES! Weekly | Jordan Green | 09-08-2011 | Housing & Development

Student group set to launch weatherization outreach and landfill education effortnew

Ignite members are poised to immerse themselves even more fully in local politics as they hope to lead outreach around the city’s $5 million energy efficiency grant and bolster the opposition to the White Street landfill.

YES! Weekly | Eric Ginsburg | 09-08-2011 | Housing & Development