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On Dec. 8 at Raleigh’s City Club, panelists from both the left and right sides of the aisle were largely in agreement that North Carolina’s booming urban areas are not seeing enough homes being built for how quickly populations are growing
Published: Saturday, January 7th, 2023 @ 11:11 am
By: Carolina Journal
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North Carolina’s urban counties are growing quickly, as is demand for new housing
Published: Monday, December 26th, 2022 @ 1:59 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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"We can’t wait for the housing market to stabilize itself. We need to be aggressive in our attempts to create and preserve our affordable housing," said Wake County Housing Affordability and Community Revitalization director Lorena McDowell.
Published: Thursday, December 22nd, 2022 @ 3:31 am
By: Carolina Journal
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A recent report indicates that only those making at least six-figures can afford to purchase a home
Published: Saturday, December 17th, 2022 @ 8:04 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Sumitomo Forestry America will invest $19.5 million in Archdale
Published: Thursday, December 8th, 2022 @ 11:22 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Families are feeling the pinch as cost of living continues to increase in North Carolina’s capitol
Published: Thursday, November 17th, 2022 @ 11:44 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Sentiment among homebuilders plummeted for the tenth consecutive month as traffic for prospective buyers neared the lowest level in a decade, according to a report from the National Association of Home Builders released on Tuesday.
Published: Monday, October 24th, 2022 @ 12:20 pm
By: Daily Wire
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Mortgage rates are approaching 7% as the housing market continues to experience turmoil.
Published: Saturday, October 1st, 2022 @ 5:51 pm
By: Daily Wire
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The last few years have seen an exploding housing market, with the costs of homes surging amid low inventory, but now, experts say the market has taken a turn, and the U.S. has now entered a housing recession.
Published: Thursday, September 22nd, 2022 @ 1:15 am
By: Daily Wire
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Home prices are beginning to fall in many American cities after nearly two years of increases, according to a report from real estate brokerage Redfin.
Published: Saturday, September 3rd, 2022 @ 7:02 pm
By: Daily Wire
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Confidence among home builders fell for the eighth consecutive month, indicating that the United States has entered a housing recession, according to a Monday release from the National Association of Home Builders.
Published: Wednesday, August 24th, 2022 @ 9:12 am
By: Daily Wire
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Famed neurosurgeon Ben Carson, who served as former President Trump’s secretary of Housing and Urban Development, blasted the FBI raid on Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home on Monday, comparing the action to those of infamous communist tyrants Mao Zedong and Fidel Castro.
Published: Friday, August 12th, 2022 @ 10:50 am
By: Daily Wire
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Treasurer Folwell Says 2022 Financing Helps Seniors, Low-Income Renters
Published: Tuesday, August 9th, 2022 @ 10:10 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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DoD is Falling Behind on Providing Safe Housing to Service Members and Conducting Proper Oversight Military Housing Readiness Council Act Would Create Council in DoD Serving as Focal Point for Safe Military Housing
Published: Friday, August 5th, 2022 @ 9:24 am
By: Thom Tillis
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The housing market is expected to cool as demand moderates, according to a Wednesday report from government-backed mortgage enterprise Freddie Mac.
Published: Wednesday, August 3rd, 2022 @ 3:33 am
By: Daily Wire
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Government efforts to make things “affordable” instead typically make things worse
Published: Sunday, July 24th, 2022 @ 11:22 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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61.8% of respondents say they find it difficult to pay for housing.
Published: Wednesday, July 6th, 2022 @ 2:45 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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To help recruit and retain teachers, more school districts are considering programs to provide affordable housing to teachers
Published: Sunday, July 3rd, 2022 @ 4:16 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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In North Carolina, cities are experiencing tremendous growth, driving up the demand for housing units.
Published: Wednesday, April 6th, 2022 @ 1:35 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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People are migrating to North Carolina in droves. The Tar Heel state has seen 10% population growth in just 10 years and is one of only six states gaining a congressional seat based on the latest Census.
Published: Friday, April 1st, 2022 @ 11:10 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Inflation has reared its ugly head at the gas pumps and grocery aisles, to be sure, but one of the biggest ticket items on the Inflation Wheel of Misfortune is housing.
Published: Thursday, March 10th, 2022 @ 12:09 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The Chinese Communist Party is regulating the nation’s real estate sector to ensure that families can afford housing.
Published: Monday, October 11th, 2021 @ 1:03 pm
By: Daily Wire
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North Carolina boasts three of the top four metro areas in a new national ranking comparing a decade’s worth of housing growth to job growth.
Published: Sunday, July 18th, 2021 @ 11:36 am
By: Carolina Journal
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North Carolina boasts three of the top four metro areas in a new national ranking comparing a decade’s worth of housing growth to job growth.
Published: Saturday, July 17th, 2021 @ 12:57 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The Senators urged Secretary Fudge to reconsider this policy, and instead focus her efforts on housing for more Americans in need during the ongoing pandemic.
Published: Tuesday, June 22nd, 2021 @ 11:09 pm
By: Thom Tillis
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This week, Locke’s Jon Sanders participated in a Davidson College virtual forum that brought together diverse views on how to address the need for affordable housing.
Published: Thursday, April 8th, 2021 @ 12:41 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The N.C. Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission voted unanimously last week to recommend the state award a 10-year contract for warehouse services to LB&B Associates, the target of an audit in 2018 that has over the previous years cost the state about $13.5 million.
Published: Tuesday, March 16th, 2021 @ 12:54 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Vernon Jordan began life in one of the first public housing projects in America and ended life as a fixture in our country’s halls of power.
Published: Saturday, March 6th, 2021 @ 7:56 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Not exactly a big surprise, but it’s nice to have corroboration in the form of a comprehensive, statistically rigorous study.
Published: Sunday, December 20th, 2020 @ 4:18 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Raleigh needs more affordable housing. But an $80 million housing bond on the election ballot isn’t a long-term solution.
Published: Wednesday, October 28th, 2020 @ 3:11 am
By: Carolina Journal
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On Wednesday, August 5, 2020, the Department of Housing and Urban Development announced grants through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) Program.
Published: Thursday, August 6th, 2020 @ 10:32 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Two UNC system schools, Western Carolina University and UNC-Greensboro, have announced that they will not offer students housing refunds if the university closes due to another COVID-19 outbreak.
Published: Thursday, July 16th, 2020 @ 2:29 pm
By: James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal
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Thousands of students at North Carolina’s public universities are about to get some of their money back as the state continues its fight against COVID-19.
Published: Thursday, April 2nd, 2020 @ 11:23 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Recently, California Governor Gavin Newsom shared a new idea for how the state can address its ever-growing homeless population: doctors’ prescriptions for housing.
Published: Saturday, March 14th, 2020 @ 5:46 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Every human requires food, clothing, shelter, air and water to survive. Many of us don’t worry about these basic needs, but food scarcity and shelter are concerns for too many North Carolinians.
Published: Wednesday, February 26th, 2020 @ 9:45 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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Hyde County Commissioners voted to accept a $600,000 state-funded grant this week to allow for more aid for Hurricane Dorian survivors.
Published: Friday, November 22nd, 2019 @ 1:50 am
By: Governor's Office
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services submitted an annual report to the legislature on Nov. 1 highlighting significant progress in the Transition to Community Living Initiative (TCLI)
Published: Tuesday, November 12th, 2019 @ 1:10 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Governor Roy Cooper shared the following comment after the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced the upcoming Federal Register for $168 million in hurricane recovery mitigation funds for North Carolina.
Published: Friday, August 9th, 2019 @ 12:51 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Today, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) announced that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development is releasing $168 million Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) funds for mitigation to help North Carolina recover following years of natural disasters and flooding.
Published: Friday, August 2nd, 2019 @ 7:22 pm
By: Thom Tillis
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