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US home sales weaken to slowest pace in more than a year as mortgage rates, home prices climb
3+ day, 22+ hour ago (222+ words) Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes declined in August to their slowest annual pace in more than a year as home shoppers grappled with rising mortgage rates and home prices. Existing home sales fell 2% last month from July to a seasonally…...
Why thousands of ‘affordable’ homes are sitting empty during America’s housing crisis
1+ week, 14+ min ago (985+ words) Mathew Davis, a resident of an Austin, Texas homeless shelter, dreams of securing an apartment of his own. Yet with the minimal earnings he receives from donating blood plasma, even a $450-a-month tiny home without running water and with a…...
The poorest in the US can't find housing even as low-income units sit empty
1+ week, 1+ hour ago (1167+ words) Mathew Davis, who lives in a homeless shelter in Austin, Texas, would love an apartment of his own. But with the little money he makes donating blood plasma, even a $450-a-month tiny home with no running water and a communal…...
Pulling from ancient cooling principles, the 'swamp cooler' remains important today
3+ week, 5+ day ago (427+ words) Before air conditioning spread across the United States, before temperatures increased and the world heated up, people in the Southwest sweltered. Dry heat and minimal relief were day-to-day life, and many had to get a little creative. Some slept outdoors…...