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.
Published by Nikki Palmer on Thu, 09/21/2023 - 4:00am
Deb Libby is running out of time to find a place to live.
Libby, 56, moved to Worcester, Massachusetts, four years ago, in part to be closer to the doctors treating her for pancreatic cancer. She rented an apartment — a converted garage — and spruced it up, patching the walls and repainting all the rooms.
Published by Nikki Palmer on Thu, 09/21/2023 - 3:00am
Online shopping isn’t just a convenient way to buy batteries, diapers, computers and other stuff without going to a brick-and-mortar store.
Many Americans also use the internet to quietly acquire illegal, fake and stolen items. Guns, prescription drugs no doctor has ordered and checks are on this long list, as well as cloned credit cards, counterfeit passports and phony driver’s licenses.
American homebuyers watch their buying power dwindle as interest rates continue to increase. But public officials in cities like Austin, Texas, are tackling the affordability crisis by letting developers build houses on smaller lots. Will other cities follow suit?
He was, said George Bernard Shaw, “one of those heroic simpletons who do big things whilst our prominent worldlings are explaining why they are Utopian and impossible”.
LINCOLN — Four protesters charged with blocking construction equipment from a Lincoln housing development near a sweat lodge ceremonial site asked a judge Friday to dismiss charges against them.
One of the protesters’ main arguments: They contend they can’t be found guilty of obstructing a public roadway because the road had been closed off to public access at the time they were cited.
The model of democracy in the 1920s is sometimes called “the melting pot” – the dissolution of different cultures into an American soup. An update for the 2020s might be “open source,” where cultural mixing, sharing and collaborating can build bridges between people rather than create divides.
Exchangers often ask whether they can start a 1031 exchange by selling an investment property, and then sell a second investment property as part of that same exchange, after the 45-day identification period closes. The short answer is yes.
The average life expectancy in the U.S. is 76.1 years. But this range varies widely – a child raised in wealthy San Mateo County, California, can expect to live nearly 85 years. A child raised in Fort Worth, Texas, could expect to live about 66.7 years.
Race, poverty, as well as related issues like the ability to find nearby grocery stores and easily visit clean parks, all influence health.