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![Athens County Land Bank has a sign on a Nelsonville house that says revitalization is in progress. The house will be torn down to create new affordable housing.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/porch-land-bank.jpgweb-e1718397987104-900x422.jpg)
Athens received funding for affordable housing across the county
By: Alison Patton
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Athens County received over $1 million to bring affordable housing across the county for first-time homebuyers. The plan is to build 13 homes: six in The… Read More
![The outside of 269 E. State St. in Athens, a two-story home.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/269-E-State-Street-in-Athens-scaled-e1694716704561-900x422.jpg)
Data show Athens County home values are up 20 percent, and that means higher taxes
By: David Forster
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — If they haven’t heard already, homeowners in Athens County will soon learn that the value of their home has gone up significantly over the past three… Read More
![An aerial roof shot of houses in Cleveland](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/download-2-2-e1692819849483-900x422.webp)
Ohio’s budget includes a change that could lower property taxes for some homeowners
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The new two-year state budget includes a change to the amount that certain Ohio homeowners can take off their home’s value to lower their… Read More
![A new report finds FEMA is not effectively allocating money for homes that repeatedly flood. More than 100 homes in Cameron Parish, La. have flooded multiple times according to FEMA data.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/dsc8947-089c3eb8b3a744a56e57ec6210fbfe06aabccc18-scaled-e1600182552890-900x422.jpg)
Inspector General Slams FEMA Over Repeatedly Flooded Homes
By: Rebecca Hersher | NPR
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At least 37,000 homes in the U.S. have flooded multiple times. The people who own them are eligible for federal help, but a new report finds that FEMA often fails to provide that assistance.