Homeownership
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Mar- 2020 -11 March
Prepare for purchasing and closing on a home
NNPA NEWSWIRE — You’ve reviewed your spending plan, been preapproved for a mortgage, and made an offer on the home of your dreams. Now, it’s time to close — the…
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11 March
What are the added expenses of owning a home?
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Owning a home also means planning for ongoing maintenance and repairs. Homeowners may need to budget 1% to 2% of the purchase price of their home on…
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5 March
COMMENTARY: The Homelessness Crisis – We Are Better Than This
NNPA NEWSWIRE — There are half a million people, mostly men, mostly white, but way too many African Americans. African Americans are 13 percent of the population and 40 percent…
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Feb- 2020 -19 February
For People of Color, Gentrification is More a Curse than a Blessing
NNPA NEWSWIRE — According to a March 2019 study by the National Community Reinvestment Coalition (NCRC), more than 135,000 Black and Hispanics around the nation were displaced between 2000 and…
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Jan- 2020 -28 January
Governor calls homelessness ‘a human crisis’
THE LOS ANGELES WAVE — Gov. Gavin Newsom visited staff and residents at a board and care home in a Los Angeles neighborhood on the second day of his weeklong…
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Sep- 2019 -8 September
NAREB Urges Black Americans Not to Defer Their Dream of Homeownership
WASHINGTON INFORMER — “Statistics show that there are 1.7 million Black millennials making $100,000 or more and could improve their financial futures with homeownership or participation in real estate investment…
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4 September
OP-ED: Ending Fair Housing Rule Removes Opportunities for All
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Of all the issues confronting Americans, none is more basic than that of housing. Whether renting or owning a home, every family needs a place to come…
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Aug- 2019 -25 August
Waters Statement on HUD’s Move to Weaken Protections Against Housing Discrimination
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “HUD’s announcement that it plans to weaken the disparate impact standard is part of a series of efforts by the Trump Administration to dismantle key civil rights…
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24 August
Wells Fargo Announces $1 Billion Affordable Housing Commitment
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Candy Moore, the senior vice president and manager of Wells Fargo’s Community Relations and Southeast Community Development, told NNPA Newswire that the company will invest $1 billion…
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Jul- 2019 -24 July
Earned Income Tax Credit Reduces Taxes for Low- and Moderate-Income Wage Earners
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The Earned Income Tax Credit was implemented as a way to offset the impact of Social Security taxes on low to moderate taxpayers and to provide them…
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