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![A one-story commercial building on Richland Avenue that will be converted to housing for New Leaf.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/saop-feature-e1718661719124-900x422.jpg)
Transitional housing for abuse survivors planned for Athens
By: Lucy Schaefer
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — New housing and support services in Athens for people impacted by crisis and trauma is one step closer to reality. The Athens Board of Zoning Appeals… Read More
![A calculator and some lego blocks sit on a pile of papers with the word "PROPERTY TAX" printed on large letters.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/snbprop-e1718141836992-900x422.png)
Republican lawmakers want voters to decide on plan to “throttle” rising property tax bills in Ohio
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — There are at least a dozen bills in the Ohio Legislature meant to provide property tax relief to taxpayers, especially now that many are… Read More
![A sign outside a housing development reads, "NOW SELLING! 3 NEW MODERN HOMES"](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/pbsrent-e1717365787294-900x422.png)
Why rents are still higher in much of the U.S. than before the pandemic
By: PBS Newshour
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NewsHour) — Rents today are well above what they were before the pandemic. According to a recent Gallup poll, Americans’ second-highest personal finance concern this election year is… Read More
![Sen. Michelle Reynolds speaks at a podium in the Harding Briefing Room.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/download-37-e1713533873852-900x422.webp)
Ohio lawmakers roll out housing bills, but movement likely won’t come this session
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — There are only 40 affordable units for every 100 Ohio households, according to a report last year from the Coalition on Homelessness and Housing in… Read More
![An imaginary cadastral map of territory with buildings, roads and land parcel](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/shutterstock_2134881079-e1710995727643-900x422.jpg)
Some city officials in Athens say they support zoning changes to promote affordable housing
By: Gabriel Scotto
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Athens is considering zoning reforms to make building affordable housing easier. Director of Code Enforcement David Riggs outlined his recommendations to the Athens Planning Commission on… Read More
![The top of a court filing in federal court against Joseph Lucas.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/lucas-lawsuit-e1693508545457-900x422.png)
The U.S. Justice Department is suing a longtime Athens County landlord for sexual harassment
By: Theo Peck-Suzuki | Report for America
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB/Report for America) — The federal government has sued a longtime Athens County landlord for claims of sexual harassment dating back at least two decades. The lawsuit, filed… Read More
![A view of San Francisco's famed Painted Ladies victorian houses on February 18, 2014 in San Francisco.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/gettyimages-470165439-f19ba2dfccbe97cb8e96254a9e0c94eb6a423912-scaled-e1689888436205-900x422.jpg)
Inflation may be cooling, but the housing market is still too hot for many buyers
By: Erin Kenney | NPR
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WASHINGTON (NPR) — Inflation has cooled since its peak last summer. Airplane tickets are cheaper, natural gas is cheaper, even eggs are cheaper. But housing? It’s stubbornly expensive. The median… Read More
![Corbin Joseph and Molly Foss pick out toys at a donation center ran by Jackie and Donna Roark in Litt Carr. The Roarks started this pick up center on their own because they saw a need in their community.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/22WMMTstillrecoveringflood-02-e1673385911949-900x422.jpg)
Eastern Kentuckians wrangle with cold and flood aftermath as winter sets in
By: Katie Myers | Ohio Valley ReSource
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LITT CARR, Ky. (OVR) — On the outside, it looked like an ordinary shed. But inside, the building bustled. Moving between two long tables, neighbors caught up while they looked through… Read More
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Precarious rental agreements pop up where no one is looking in rural Athens County
By: Theo Peck-Suzuki | Report for America
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AMESVILLE, Ohio (WOUB/Report for America) — Manda Gould and Shane Oswalt lived in a rental trailer on Mush Run Road for almost two decades. The only photos they have of… Read More
![ntel logo on a table centerpiece at the company's groundbreaking ceremony for the Licking County plant.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/img-9975-scaled-e1664304260481-900x422.jpg)
Ohio’s Intel project triggers housing fears in a tight market
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Intel’s announcement earlier this year of a $20 billion manufacturing operation bringing thousands of jobs to rural Ohio was greeted as an economic boon. But behind… Read More
![An illustration shows three houses and a line going down](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/gettyimages-1154599236_custom-bedac23b4b67530d8f7e0004bc5031bff8e55848-scaled-e1663811952154-900x422.jpg)
Home prices see biggest drop in 9 years, thanks to higher mortgage rates
By: Chris Arnold | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — Higher mortgage rates are throwing a bucket of ice-water on the super-heated housing market. Home prices in August were down about 6% from their peak in… Read More
![An apartment for rent sign outside of a home](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/apartment-for-rent-dc-slim-shutterstock-scaled-e1661525412184-900x422.jpg)
Advocates call on Ohio leaders to put $308M of federal relief funds into affordable housing
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A coalition of homelessness and housing advocates are calling on state leaders to put $308 million — from federal COVID-19 relief funds — into… Read More
![A for sale sign outside of a home has a sold sticker on it](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/for-sale-sign-sold-house-andy-dean-photography-shutterstock-scaled-e1661452261659-900x422.jpg)
Ohio housing market begins to ‘plateau’ but demand puts pressure on limited apartment rentals
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The demand for houses in Ohio is starting to level off, with a dip in sales and a smaller increase in the average price,… Read More
![The outside of Nelson Commons](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Nelson-Commons-900x422.jpg)
Ohio University is preparing to house and feed a huge influx of freshmen this fall
By: Olivia Roman
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Ohio University may see a record number of incoming freshmen this fall and administrators have spent the past couple of months figuring out how to house… Read More
![A for sale sign is posted on a home last month in Philadelphia.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/ap_22018768478793-fd17867f72c5aecc37c16c1895f8e60949c35ada-scaled-e1645222782492-900x422.jpg)
First-time homebuyers are getting squeezed out by investors
By: Chris Arnold | Anthony Tellez | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — Record high home prices and low inventory were already making things hard for first-time homebuyers. But new numbers show that investors are driving even more people… Read More
![A damaged public housing unit in Mayfield overlooks other damage in the city limits.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Feature-Mayfield-Public-Housing-Unit-e1645136130819-900x422.jpg)
Displaced Kentuckians are still searching for housing after tornadoes
By: Liam Niemeyer | Ohio Valley ReSource
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MAYFIELD, Ky. (OVR) — Jimmy Galbreath works hard. The scrap dealer and father of nine from Mayfield, Ky. started working when he was 12 years old. He grew up in… Read More
![A court room in Athens County with the judge hearing from an attorney while two people look on.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/EvictionCourt3-e1635180575963-900x422.jpg)
Eviction protections are the latest safety net to erode as COVID-19 rages on
By: Liam Niemeyer | Katie Myers | Ohio Valley ReSource
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Ohio Valley ReSource · No Shelter: Eviction Protections are Latest Safety Net to Erode, as COVID-19 Rages On RICHMOND, Ky. (OVR) — In room 226 of the Relax Inn in… Read More
![Sign reads hapcap Hocking, Athens, Perry, Community Action](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/hapcAP1-900x422.jpg)
Agency Offers Assistance As Federal Eviction Moratorium Ends
By: Taylor Burnette
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — The federal eviction moratorium has ended in some places across southeastern Ohio, but resources are available for those facing the possibility of houselessness. It was extended… Read More
![Housing activists erect a sign in front of Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker's house in Swampscott, Mass. on Oct. 14, 2020. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has extended a moratorium on evictions until the end of July.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/ap21125759066768-edit-f5677f77538076ca3b83d495f579fdcc446f0a2b-scaled-e1624550677767-900x422.jpg)
CDC Extends Eviction Moratorium Through July
By: Pam Fessler | NPR
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says the pandemic presented a historic threat.
![Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, wants answers from one of the country's largest owners of single-family rental homes. A report from an advocacy group finds that the company has been filing evictions at more than four times the rate in predominantly Black counties as in mostly white counties.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/ap_21127639256392-eee1a7cee0b119d54b6129e6018b5621fa7a77d8-scaled-e1623430100503-900x422.jpg)
Sen. Brown Presses Landlord Over Report It Evicts Black Renters At Higher Rates
By: Chris Arnold | NPR
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A senator is asking why a corporate landlord has filed to evict renters in predominantly Black counties at four times the rate as renters in predominantly white counties.
![North Fork resident Shayna Plank, age 11, leads a protest chant in Morehead, KY.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Image-from-iOS-21-scaled-e1623169850463-900x422.jpg)
Evictions At A Kentucky Trailer Park Highlight Ohio Valley’s Lack Of Affordable Housing
By: Katie Myers | Liam Niemeyer | Ohio Valley ReSource
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MURRAY, Ky. (OVR) — Jimmy McRoberts knew the North Fork Mobile Home Park was teeming with animals. Some residents, like local grandmother Penny Gozzard, had two or three beloved cats… Read More
![Gov. Mike DeWine signs SB263 into law on January 6, 2021.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/mike_dewine_signs_sb263_010621_6-e1614904856802-900x422.jpeg)
Gov. DeWine Signs Bill To Provide Housing Assistance To Low-Income Ohioans Hurt By Pandemic
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Governor Mike DeWine has signed into law a $465 million bill meant to help lower-income Ohioans pay for rent and mortgages. The new law (HB 167)… Read More
![Protesters call for stronger eviction protections in January in Sacramento, Calif. A federal appeals court will now decide whether to scrap a federal eviction moratorium from the CDC. Housing groups say renters need more time to qualify for and get rental assistance money.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/ap_21026043518934-f8eeb92d954b92afc177aea6d3de3f55b5528ad2-scaled-e1620314394673-900x422.jpg)
Judge Strikes Down Federal Eviction Moratorium, Setting Up High-Stakes Appeal
By: Chris Arnold | NPR
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A federal judge has ruled the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention overstepped its authority by issuing a nationwide moratorium on evictions. The fate of millions of renters rests on appeal.
![A constable posts an eviction order for nonpayment of rent in October in Phoenix. The CDC is extending an order aimed at preventing evictions.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/gettyimages-1279347616-76a02d472540e71cd69569d43e0ba9691d12c677-scaled-e1617035015895-900x422.jpg)
Federal Eviction Moratorium Extended Just 2 Days Before Expiration
By: Chris Arnold | NPR
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is extending an order preventing evictions. It was set to expire this week, which could have displaced staggering numbers of people from their homes.
![Homeless individuals sleep near a National Guard truck ahead of the inauguration of U.S. President-elect Joe Biden on Jan. 20, 2021, in Washington, D.C.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/gettyimages-1297437648-ee5f5799f24592dd28a1974a2d9bc8a81b3d5a19-scaled-e1616426722279-900x422.jpg)
HUD: Growth Of Homelessness During 2020 Was ‘Devastating,’ Even Before The Pandemic
By: Pam Fessler | NPR
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The annual homeless count by the Department of Housing and Urban Development shows an increase in people living outside. The 2020 numbers in the report do not reflect the impact of the pandemic.