Published by Nikki Palmer on Thu, 10/12/2023 - 3:00am
More than 80% of home shoppers consider climate risks when looking for a new home. As potential homebuyers navigate the complexities of the current real estate market, they find themselves at the crossroads of economic challenges and climate anxieties.
Published by Nikki Palmer on Thu, 10/12/2023 - 2:00am
Water utilities throughout the United States will need to spend $625 billion over the next 20 years to fix, maintain, and improve the country’s drinking water infrastructure, according to the results of a periodic assessment done by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
Published by jason@omahadail... on Thu, 10/05/2023 - 5:00am
When Jenn Burruss got home from work last Wednesday, she started cooking dinner and opening mail. She saw her annual homeowners insurance renewal notice and shuffled it to the bottom of the pile.
When she finally opened the notice, it laid bare a painful question: Could she, a single woman raising three kids, afford to keep her house?
Published by jason@omahadail... on Thu, 10/05/2023 - 3:00am
BELLEVUE — Just a few days into accepting applications for a new batch of emergency rent aid, the State of Nebraska already has fielded more than 600 requests from 55 counties.
“It’s been insanely busy,” Tanya Gifford of Lift Up Sarpy County said Monday between visits with clients seeking the federal assistance.
Published by Nikki Palmer on Thu, 09/28/2023 - 4:00am
The hollowing out of U.S. cities’ office and commercial cores is a national trend with serious consequences for millions of Americans. As more people have stayed home following the COVID-19 pandemic, foot traffic has fallen. Major retail chains are closing stores, and even prestigious properties are having a hard time retaining tenants.
Published by Nikki Palmer on Thu, 09/21/2023 - 5:00am
Most renters in the United States say they would like to own their own homes, but with a limited supply of entry-level or affordable options available, many find it difficult to buy. Making it easier to buy manufactured homes could be part of the solution for first-time homebuyers and middle- or lower- income families that may not have enough savings for a down payment or the income to afford such an expensive purchase.