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Apartment complexes are pulling out all the stops to bring in new tenants these days. RentCafe, an online housing platform, recently released a study of some of the oddest, quirkiest amenities found in apartment complexes around the country. The idea is that apartment buildings are adding amenities to their properties to make them more appealing to renters, including to those …

Only 1 in 5 households in Hawaii can afford to buy a single-family home — a dramatic drop from just three years ago, according to a grim housing report released by the University of Hawaii on Monday. In 2021, 44% of Hawaii households could afford the mortgage on a median-priced single-family home. That figure is now 20%. As a result, …

Despite promising to bring housing costs down for consumers, the most recently available housing data reveals that it’s never been more expensive for Americans looking to purchase a home. Data from the Case-Schiller Home Price Index, U.S. Census Bureau, and Federal Reserve showsthat the cost of purchasing a home relative to household income is at an all-time high. Home prices …

Nashville’s homeless population has drastically risen as the city continues to grow along with the cost of living and housing prices. The number of people experiencing chronic homelessness in Nashville has increased nearly 77% over the past year, according to Nashville’s Homeless Management Information System. Last month there were 1,525 people in the city experiencing chronic homelessness compared to 863 …

The “optics” of a homeowner handcuffed after changing the locks on a squatter in her Queens home worth $1 million pushed New York lawmakers to enact a harsh new law to protect property owners, a real estate attorney told Fox News Digital. A portion of New York’s 2024 state budget agreement, signed into law by Gov. Kathy Hochul Monday, specifically …

On Monday, April 22, the Supreme Court will hear arguments in City of Grants Pass v. Johnson. The question before the justices is: did the Ninth Circuit correctly hold that the Eighth Amendment prevents cities from enforcing civil or criminal restrictions on the homeless sleeping or camping on public property? Underlying the specific legal question in the case is a …

Amy Chadwick spent years scrimping and saving as a single mother of two to buy a house in the town of Lahaina on the Hawaiian island of Maui. But after a devastating fire leveled Lahaina in August and reduced Chadwick’s home to white dust, the cheapest rental she and her now-husband could find for their family and dogs cost $10,000 …

Santa Monica city officials last week approved a multimillion-dollar apartment unit for the homeless just days after the release of an audit which found California could not account for the $24 billion it spent on the state’s burgeoning homeless crisis. The 122-unit building for the homeless will include a mix of studio, one, two and three-bedroom apartments, along with ground …

A Republican lawmaker in Pennsylvania has proposed legislation addressing the nationwide squatting surge because homeowners find themselves legally powerless to remove unwanted trespassers from their properties. Donna Scheuren, who represents the Pennsylvania House of Representatives’ 147th district, introduced the Homeowner Protection and Squatter Eviction Act earlier this month and says she was inspired in part by legislation in Florida recently …

Dr. Phil spoke with property owners about how squatters are using legal loopholes to occupy properties, but one real estate agent argued that it can be justified because of a history of “colonization.” Wednesday’s episode of “Dr. Phil Primetime” featured one guest named Kristine, a real estate agent who “doesn’t think adverse possession is immoral” but believes that “people with …