Tag: housing
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Economic development keeps chasing tourists. The research says we’re doing it wrong.
Let’s talk about economic development, because every city in America plays the same game. The showpiece projects get the headlines and the political muscle – stadiums, arenas, convention centers, entertainment districts. The pitch is always the same: visitors will come, spending will follow, and the benefits will trickle down to everybody. Meanwhile, the neighborhoods two…
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The biggest housing bill in 30 years is about to pass. It leaves out the homes that many TN-5 residents live in.
Congress’s bipartisan housing bill restricts Wall Street from buying single-family homes – but exempts manufactured homes and skips the two fixes that matter. Here’s the honest read.
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The rent on the sign isn’t the rent you pay
The listing says $1,095. By the time you sign, it’s $1,250 – and you paid $50 just to apply. Here’s the fee racket renters face, and the bill that fixes it.