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  • Philadelphia explores heirs' property solutions to boost generational wealth

    April 08, 2022 |

    The Post and Courier |

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    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    The Tangled Title Fund is helping qualified homeowners overcome logistical barriers that prevent them from being the clear owners of their home. Legal issues that result from unclear deeds can sabotage the benefits associated with home ownership, such as economic mobility. The initiative prevents the racial wealth gap from growing even wider by keeping generational wealth in Black families and communities.

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  • Aging with dignity: health care employee recruitment

    April 01, 2022 |

    Pioneer PBS |

    Broadcast TV Programs |

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    Response Location: United States, Hutchinson, Minnesota

    To combat worker shortages, the Presbyterian Homes and Services — a network of over 50 senior living communities — has been partnering with the International Personnel Resource of the Philippines to bring registered nurses from overseas to the states.

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  • ‘Workforce' housing adds homes for locals. What about the price?

    March 23, 2022 |

    Jackson Hole News & Guide |

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    Response Location: United States, Jackson Hole, Wyoming

    Teton County’s workforce program is helping local workers find affordable housing. With a low volume of available housing and skyrocketing rents, having housing options that are set aside specifically for local workers has been helpful.

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  • California town pays up to $10,000 to get homeowners to ‘lease to locals'

    March 16, 2022 |

    Jackson Hole News & Guide |

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    Response Location: United States, Truckee, California

    A California town is making housing more affordable for local families. Homeowners who typically rent to tourists are given financial incentives to rent to locals instead.

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  • Meet the 'Cultural Mediators' Who Help Refugees in Germany

    March 11, 2022 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

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    Response Location: Germany, Hamburg

    To help migrants in Germany acclimate and find stability in a new culture, Wohnbrücke Hamburg trains volunteers to act as mediators between landlords and refugees in search of housing. Between 2015 and 2021, the organization helped more than 3,000 refugees move out of camps and into homes, while roughly 1,000 volunteers have been trained to guide refugees through the housing process and offer social and cultural support.

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  • Through Online Platforms, Thousands Open Their Homes to Ukraine's Refugees

    March 10, 2022 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

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    Response Location: Ukraine

    In the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, online home-sharing platforms such as Host a Sister provided an avenue for thousands of people around the world to offer temporary housing to refugees leaving the country. Host a Sister in particular is geared at women looking for a safe place to stay, making it a valuable resource for families who have had to flee while men have stayed behind to fight.

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  • Could Sacramento's Surreal Estates experiment be the key to more housing for the creative economy?

    March 10, 2022 |

    Sacramento News & Review |

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    Response Location: United States, Sacramento, California

    Surreal Estates, a tiny housing community in a city block, gives creatives a place to own homes and studios near like-minded people.

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  • AirBnB regs may impact housing markets. But what about housing local workers?

    March 09, 2022 |

    Jackson Hole News & Guide |

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    Response Location: United States, Truckee, California

    In response to a tight housing market that's left locals with few options to buy a home, communities like Truckee, Calif. instituted short term rental regulations intended to curb purchases by part-time residents. But there's not enough data to prove that these rules are having the intended effect, and in many communities, housing prices haven't budged.

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  • A new fund seeks to close the racial wealth gap by helping Black families buy homes in metro Denver

    February 23, 2022 |

    The Colorado Sun |

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    Response Location: United States, Denver, Colorado

    Black families that make less than $140,000 a year can qualify for down payment assistance to purchase a home in Denver. The Deerfield for Black Wealth is attempting to close the racial wealth gap that has remained pervasive due to a lack of generational wealth. Owning real estate creates housing stability as well as an increase in family wealth and opportunity, which leads to economic mobility.

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  • Relief for Northeast Ohio renters' sewer bills is here, but will they take advantage of it?

    January 21, 2022 |

    ideastream |

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    Response Location: United States, Cleveland, Ohio

    The Sewer Affordability Program helps low-income sewer customers is expanding and allowing renters to apply, offering a 40% discount for those who are eligible. The change will make an additional 20,000 customers eligible for the program, for a total of 40,000 newly eligible customers.

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