Text OS to 24042 to join 95.5 The Lou’s mobile club for exclusive news (Terms & Conditions). Queen Latifah is returning to her hometown of Newark to build a new affordable housing complex. The $14 million project is expected to break ground this summer along Springfield Avenue and South 17th. The property will “include 23 […]
It’s never easy to adjust to change — especially when that change affects your freedom of choice. The upcoming smoking ban at public housing units across the country has outraged residents everywhere. In Cleveland, residents who live in CMHA units believe the ban is completely unfair. It calls for no smoking in any public housing unit or […]
If you’ve been a New York City resident for some time, you’ve likely noticed how your once empty subway car is still packed with people,…
WASHINGTON — In another sign that the housing market has strengthened, President Obama on Tuesday will outline his long-awaited ideas for overhauling the mortgage finance giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to significantly reduce the government’s risk in any future credit crisis. In an appearance in Phoenix, Mr. Obama will endorse bipartisan efforts in the […]
Roland Martin talks with Julius Cartwright, president of National Association of Real Estate Brokers about the state of the housing market and how it impacts…
For decades American government’s efforts to house the poor have relied on the construction of subsidized housing plots more commonly known as “Projects.” The term, originally used to describe the improvement projects city planners believed these developments would amount to, has instead become synonymous with inner-city blight and crime. Today, urban legend, news reports and […]