Housing Crisis

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Harlem Black exodus
August 14, 2023
As the city experiences a Black exodus, Harlem's newest "affordable" studio apartments are costing residents a hefty $2.3K a month.
Signing Lease theGrio.com
April 14, 2022
A report finds renters of color are paying an average of $294 more than white renters due to a series…
April 9, 2022
In the past year, rents in Fort Myers jumped more than 31%, they’re up 28% in Tampa and they rose…
February 26, 2021
Patterson will be leading the OMB division that develops and oversees budgets for the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
January 26, 2021
On his first official day, President Biden signed an executive order extending the moratorium on evictions from rent that's overdue.
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January 7, 2021
The Beygood Foundation announces that applications are open for pandemic housing grants, as Beyoncé partners with the NAACP.
January 14, 2020
A group of homeless women who organized to highlight the extent of California's housing crisis was put out of the…
November 8, 2014
A video showing reporter Charlie LeDuff talking with a transgender squatter in Detroit has gone viral, racking up over 700,000…
June 8, 2013
OPINION - Wells Fargo’s willingness to resolve this problem is laudable. They recognized a problem and worked with advocates to…
April 30, 2010
OPINION - Imagine my shock when I learned the company accused of squashing the financial security of millions, is now…
April 16, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - The government has accused Goldman Sachs & Co. of defrauding investors by failing to disclose conflicts of…
April 15, 2010
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A record number of U.S. homes were lost to foreclosure in the first three months of…
April 6, 2010
VIDEO - This is a recognition that many Americans just can't afford the house they bought...
March 26, 2010
VIDEO - Under pressure to stem the foreclosure crisis, the Obama administration plans to reduce the amount some troubled U.S.…
March 25, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Obama administration will announce Friday a plan to reduce the amount some troubled borrowers owe on…
August 28, 2009
TheGrio.com and CNBC team up to deliver a weekly review of money matters and market updates. CNBC’s Shartia Brantley reports
August 17, 2009
The Grio and CNBC team up to deliver a weekly preview of money matters and market updates for our community.
July 28, 2009
The nation's bulldozer attack on crime and poverty will soon make Atlanta -- home of the first public housing development…
July 6, 2009
Four years after Hurricane Katrina, recovery for New Orleans and many places in the Gulf Coast has not happened for
June 29, 2009
The slumping housing market helped to trigger the collapse of the U.S. economy. Now, real estate agents say things could…