All posts tagged "homeownership"

Owning a Home: Guidance from Your Local Home Lending Advisor

Chase has developed a new role called “Community Home Lending Advisor,” which is designed to be in minority and low-to-moderate income communities. These are experts focused...

Oakland Co-op Buys Historic Esther’s Orbit Room Space

The revitalization of Esther’s, and EB PREC’s mission, has a deep personal connection for Session, EB PREC’s executive director and a Black, third generation West Oaklander...

The Way West: Reparations Task Force Looks at Black Migration to California

During its third meeting, California’s Task Force to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans looked at reasons formerly enslaved Black people migrated to the...

Biden’s “Plan” to Address the Racial Wealth Gap Won’t Cut It. Only Reparations Can Do That

The plan included steps like establishing a federal effort to address inequality in home appraisals and using government authority to boost support for Black-owned businesses, including...

TownConnect Initiative Wish Program Downpayment Assistance

What are the added expenses of owning a home?

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Owning a home also means planning for ongoing maintenance and repairs. Homeowners may need to budget 1% to 2% of the purchase price...

Black Press of America Expands and Innovates in 2020 via NNPA

NNPA NEWSWIRE — An annual highlight of the conference was the 2020 NNPA Publisher Lifetime Achievement Award, which was presented to The Dallas Examiner’s distinguished publisher,...

Groundbreaking Initiative Shows Pathway to Propel Black Homeownership

CHICAGO DEFENDER — While statistics may paint a grim picture of Black homeownership, a recent event in Baltimore laid out a clear path for turning those numbers...

Will White House Advisory Council Act to End America’s Affordable Housing Crisis?

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Buying a home in a seller’s market

MINNESOTA SPOKESMAN-RECORDER — For decades, buying a home wasn’t just a goal, it was an expectation — the foundation of the American Dream. And, it was relatively...

Free Origin SC Workshops focusing on Homeownership, Credit, and Budgeting in May

CHARLESTON CHRONICLE — Begin believing in achieving your goals today! Origin SC offers workshops around the Tri-county area of Charleston, SC. They also offer one-on-one appointments with certified...

Program offers $15K grants for down payment on Houston home

DEFENDER NEWS NETWORK — Wells Fargo is partnering with the City of Houston and local organizations to help make dreams of homeownership in Houston a reality.

The American Dream Remains Deferred for Black Millennials

NNPA NEWSWIRE — “As I entered my 30s, still navigating what achieving the dream would mean, I wondered what other black millennials were feeling. I wanted...

Supreme Court Preserves Key Fair Housing Tool

By Charlene Crowell NNPA Columnist   A long-awaited decision by the United States Supreme Court led to a June 25 ruling that preserves the usage of...

For Black Homeowners, Great Recession Has Not Receded

By Freddie Allen Senior Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Most economists agree that the Great Recession, sparked by the housing market crash, officially ended in 2009,...

U.S. Home Sales at 5½-Year High on First-Time Buyers

Lucia Mutikani, REUTERS     WASHINGTON (Reuters) — U.S. home resales surged to a 5-1/2-year high in May as first-time buyers stepped into the market, the...

U.S. Home Sales at 5½-Year High on First-Time Buyers

Lucia Mutikani, REUTERS     WASHINGTON (Reuters) — U.S. home resales surged to a 5-1/2-year high in May as first-time buyers stepped into the market, the...

High Court: Bankrupt Homeowners Can’t Void Second Mortgage

WASHINGTON (AP) — A unanimous Supreme Court ruled Monday that homeowners who declare bankruptcy can’t void a second mortgage even if the home isn’t worth what...

First-Time Buyers Face Hurdles to Homeownership This Spring

ALEX VEIGA, AP Business Writers JOSH BOAK, AP Business Writers Young people aspiring to buy their first home are already facing disappointment this year. Rising prices...

First-Time Buyers Face Hurdles to Homeownership This Spring

ALEX VEIGA, AP Business Writers JOSH BOAK, AP Business Writers Young people aspiring to buy their first home are already facing disappointment this year. Rising prices...

Foreclosure to Home Free, as 5-Year Clock Expires

Michael Corkery, THE NEW YORK TIMES MIAMI (The New York Times)—In September, Susan Rodolfi celebrated an unusual anniversary: five years of missed mortgage payments. She is...

Increased Black Home Ownership Would Slice Wealth Gap

  by Freddie Allen NNPA Senior Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Researchers studying the affects of public policy on the racial wealth gap estimated that the...

Increased Black Home Ownership Would Slice Wealth Gap

  by Freddie Allen NNPA Senior Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Researchers studying the affects of public policy on the racial wealth gap estimated that the...

As Loan Debts Rise, Foreclosures Dip

By Charlene Crowell NNPA Columnist     A new economic analysis by the New York Federal Reserve Bank found fewer foreclosures, bankruptcies and credit card delinquencies....

U.S. New Home Sales Steady Near Multi-Year Highs; Supply Up

(Reuters) – New U.S. single-family home sales fell only slightly in January despite big declines in the snow-battered Northeast while supply rose to its highest level...