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U.S. Home Prices Hit Record High in January, Dividing Homeowner-Renter Gap

U.S. Home Prices Hit Record High in January, Dividing Homeowner-Renter Gap

by zhenjia.zhang | Apr 12, 2025 | Housing

NEW YORK — U.S. home price growth hit a new high in January, widening the gap between homeowners and renters. Nationwide, home prices grew 4.1% in January from a year earlier, up from a 3.9% annual gain in the previous month, according to the latest S&P CoreLogic...
Fairfield’s Local Affordable Housing Battle Reflects National Struggle

Fairfield’s Local Affordable Housing Battle Reflects National Struggle

by zhenjia.zhang | Mar 31, 2025 | Featured, Housing

Drive down Black Rock Turnpike in Fairfield, Connecticut, and there is a wooded area, sitting in the midst of a neighborhood that is peaceful and quiet but somehow also isolated.  The site nearly looked very different. A 96-unit, six-story building was proposed there...

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