Renewal Money for New Orleans Bypasses Renters
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As billions in housing aid begins to flow in New Orleans, most of it will go to homeowners, leaving renters on their own.
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As lenders tighten their standards more Americans chose to rent, not own. That's good news for landlords.
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After nearly four years of slashed security deposits, allowances for pets and other perks, Bay Area renters are starting to see prices rise and their bargaining power decline.
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An agreement to release $1.1 billion in federal aid to help tens of thousands of New Orleans-area homeowners elevate their homes against flooding appears near. But there's a big catch.
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The federal government said Wednesday it will demolish some of the largest public housing projects in New Orleans, using the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina to help improve poor, crime-ridden neighborhoods.
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The government's repairs to New Orleans' hurricane-damaged levees may put the French Quarter in greater danger than it was before Hurricane Katrina, a weakness planners said couldn't be helped, at least for now.
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Business & money: New rules to protect tenants from unscrupulous landlords and letting agencies could be on the way
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As federal funds to subsidize housing dwindle, a New York nonprofit pledges $1 billion to ease the squeeze.
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Mayor Ray Nagin told a Senate committee Monday that the rebuilding of New Orleans is getting shortchanged in light of the billions poured into the war in Iraq, and he suggested racism is part of the explanation.
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As the Boston City Council prepares to vote this month on a form of rent control, a survey released yesterday found that the average rent for a new lease is $90 a month lower than two years ago, a sign of continuing softness in the rental market.
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By AMY WOLD  NEW ORLEANS - A federal coastal-restoration task force is combing the books for money to get more projects built.
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Scott Oliver didn't need government help to rebuild his beachfront property. Using his own money, he built a concrete compound to replace the wood-frame home Hurricane Katrina smashed to bits.
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A Louisiana federal judge has ruled  many New Orleans homeowners whose houses sustained water damage  after Hurricane Katrina are not excluded from coverage under  their insurance policies, a judgment that represents a loss for  the insurance industry.
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By Michael Newsom, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.  Jun. 21--LONG BEACH -- A plan to waive portions of rebuilding permit fees for churches and other nonprofit groups has stirred hot debate.
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By Sid Cassese, Newsday, Melville, N.Y.  Jan. 31--Three months ago, a judge found that Nassau's rent guidelines board failed to observe proper procedure when it authorized rent hikes on thousands of apartments for the period October 2005 through September 2006.
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The Bush administration must immediately resume housing payments for thousands of people displaced by Hurricane Katrina, a federal judge said Wednesday, heaping more criticism on the government's handling of the 2005 disaster.
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By Karen Nelson, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.  Dec. 14--PASCAGOULA -- A judge's ruling has allowed a utility that serves subdivisions along the Coast to almost double its rates for water service, even though state regulators said "no" to the increase.