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A proposed apartment development shows the challenges of building affordable housing near low-poverty neighborhoods in northern Dallas.
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The Dallas City Council approved a settlement to end a lawsuit involving a downtown apartment project — but no one wants to talk about why it took so long.
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Newly approved city funding will help lower-income homeowners over 65 years old pay for home repairs that improve accessibility, health and safety, and efficiency.
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A state law passed three decades ago allows a sale to go ahead with just 80% of a condo complex in agreement. Once the deal is final, the remaining objectors have to sell their homes.
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An Arlington council member will host a town hall Thursday, Jan. 12, to address over two years of complaints about drainage, parking and poor communication at the Paddock on Park Row. The apartment complex is part of a pilot project to address the city’s need for affordable housing.
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Fort Worth City Council chose to keep its ban on short-term rentals in residential areas, which has been a hot button issue for months. The council will also vote on a registration ordinance in January that requires legal short-term rentals in mixed-use and commercial areas to register with the city and pay hotel occupancy tax.
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Dallas passed temporary rules early in the COVID pandemic that give to help renters avoid evictions. But those eviction rules may soon expire — before the city council can vote on a permanent ordinance.
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With a state legislative session looming, the Texas Women’s Foundation has identified nearly two dozen policy changes that can help make the lives of women and girls better.
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As interest rates have risen, the mortgage market has cooled, despite hot home sales just a year ago. That’s led to layoffs among lenders, including Home Point Financial. The nation's third largest lender just announced 526 new layoffs come November: 150 of those will be in Texas.
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Southern Dallas apartment complex residents grapple with bug infestations, faulty electrical outletsThe City of Dallas has launched an investigation into the Arterra Apartments in southern Dallas, where residents complain that they live with damaged floors and walls, dangerous electrical outlets and bug infestations.
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A sharp rise in housing prices has left some enlisted people scrambling for an affordable place to live.
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Texas is still mostly affordable for middle-income homebuyers, but affordability is declining. It’s a long-term trend, but new data shows an even sharper decline in home affordability since the beginning of the year.