Housing

An estimated 39 million homes and businesses in the United States could soon face skyrocketing insurance premiums — if they can even find insurance coverage at all. That’s according to a new report from First Street Foundation, which warns that this “insurance bubble” could lead to a costly, widespread housing crisis coast-to-coast.

Residents, housing advocates and state and local leaders are gathering in New Haven to speak out against housing conditions under a management company that’s repeatedly fined for code violations.

An out-of-state landlord with dozens of housing code violations is making a move to evict 15 members of a local tenant’s union in the middle of negotiations.

The White House also announced that it was forming an inter-agency task force to develop ways to fund efforts to convert more commercial buildings to residential housing

The president of Connecticut Realtors talks about recent changes to the housing market.

There’s a housing shortage and bad actors know it. So, if you’re looking to rent or buy a home, experts warn you to be very careful.

There’s a housing shortage and bad actors know it. So, if you’re looking to rent or buy a home, experts warn you to be very careful. Last week, NBC CT reporter Siobhan McGirl spoke with a Hartford woman who has spent two months searching for a place to live. So, when she found a listing online for a home...

As the cost of living in the U.S. continues to climb, foreclosures are also on the rise.

Mobile home parks are among the few affordable options that remain for extremely low-income people.

In 2020, 27-year-old Precious Price built a tiny home in her backyard for $35,000. The income she earns from renting out her main house covers all her living expenses, including mortgage fees and property taxes. Here’s exactly how she built it — from start to finish.

After struggling to find an apartment rental in London on a budget, Harrison Marshall turned a dumpster into a tiny home for $5,000. Here’s a look inside his “weirdly comfortable” 25-square-foot space, where he now lives for $62 a month.

The increase will affect many borrowers across a range of credit scores, but the change is ultimately designed to help make homeownership more accessible.

Rep. Cristin McCarthy Vahey (D-Fairfield) is in studio to discuss a bill that would allow a municipal housing authority to develop property in a neighboring community.

With rents rising at mobile home parks across the U.S., housing advocates are urging state legislatures to pass bills that would help residents buy their parks if they’re put up for sale.

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In 2020, Precious Price built a tiny home for $35,000 in her backyard, which she now lives in with her dog. The income she earns from renting out her main 3-bedroom house pays for all of her living expenses, including mortgage fees, property taxes and utility bills.

Housing advocates think something needs to be done with evictions up and rents increasing on average 20% in the past two years. But some have concerns with the ideas being talked about.

Imagine if you could buy a home for less than $100,000. A Connecticut native thinks he has found an answer to the affordable housing crisis and homelessness. He has developed technology to mass produce tiny homes, looking for a creative solution to housing. It’s an out of the box idea: building a home on an assembly line. Yet that is…

Boxabl uses a factory mass production model, building tiny houses that are delivered all over the country.