Housing
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Is it time to invest in do-it-yourself retailers?
CommentBeckles interview May 15, 2013
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Will student loan debt crater the housing recovery?
CommentBeckles interview April 17, 2013
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D.C. Housing Authority cuts off waiting list applications
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The D.C. Housing Authority will stop accepting new applications for its massive waiting list Friday in order to update and better manage the ever-growing queue.
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Making home loans accessible
CommentDouglas interview April 3, 2013
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Maryland housing income discrimination bill fails in Senate
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A bill that would have disallowed Maryland landlords from discriminating against tenants based on their income level was narrowly defeated by the state's Senate earlier this week, the Annapolis Capital reports.
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D.C. housing prices: D.C. area one of the least affordable
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If you think you're paying too much to buy a house or rent an apartment in the D.C. area, two new studies backs that up. One report ranks the area second only behind Hawaii in terms of how much a worker needs to make per hour to afford the rent.
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D.C. budget: Gray proposes new spending on affordable housing, libraries, emergency vehicles
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D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray is proposing a $10.1 billion budget that includes new spending on affordable housing, libraries and police and fire department vehicles.
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Do rising mortgage rates support the housing recovery?
CommentBeckles interview March 20, 2013
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Gray commits to 10,000 new affordable housing units by 2020
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With the release of this task force report, D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray has made a commitment to 10,000 new affordable housing units across D.C. by the year 2020.
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"Too big to fail" and "Too big to jail"
CommentDouglas interview March 7, 2013
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Housing market cools slightly in January
CommentBeckles interview February 20, 2013
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Housing market continues rebound
CommentBeckles interview January 16, 2013
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Housing starts drop, other indicators jump
CommentBeckles interview December 20, 2012
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The trickle-down effect of a housing recovery
CommentBeckles interview November 21, 2012
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D.C. metro area most affordable, study says
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It may be hard to believe, but a new study calls the D.C. metro area the most affordable among big cities for those earning a moderate income.
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Housing recovery gaining strength
CommentBeckles interview October 17, 2012
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Foreclosure filings drop to five year low
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U.S. foreclosure filings dropped to a five-year low in September as fewer homes were on track to be seized by lenders.
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New home sales up in July
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Sales of new homes in the United States rose 3.6 percent in July to match a two-year high reached in May, the latest sign of a steady recovery in the housing market.
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