Homelessness and Mental Illness: Cause and Result
HUD study: 45% suffer from some form of mental illness or chronic substance abuse issue, but an estimated 25% have a serious mental illness.
HUD study: 45% suffer from some form of mental illness or chronic substance abuse issue, but an estimated 25% have a serious mental illness.
Survey: 1 in 3 (35%) is annoyed once per month, and 53% get bothered at least multiple times each year. Top complaint? Noise from dogs, babies, TVs, etc.
Rising rents and stock market fears have sparked real estate investment. Orlando, Miami and Jacksonville are 3 of 7 U.S. markets where they’re over 25% of sales.
Notable home-price increases have occurred in small and large U.S. metros, but it hasn’t been even. In 477 U.S. cities, prices still haven’t hit their earlier peak.
USA Today calls it “the most sweeping overhaul since the housing crash in 2008.” The three-year strategy focuses on underwriting, appraisals and support programs.
The pandemic pushed many Americans to move and others to upgrade their current home. However, about 1 out of 3 remodelers now regret their decision.
FEMA says it’s been 50 years since the storm changed U.S. flood policies after crossing the Panhandle and causing massive inland flooding – 8 states, 128 deaths.
FAU: At 32.8%, Fort Myers tops U.S. metros in year-to-year rent increases. S. Fla. (up 31.07%), Sarasota (30.88%) and Tampa (26.9%) also made the top five.
Online tool accesses HUD-approved counselors and a toll-free number offers advice in 200 languages on buying, renting, reverse mortgages or evictions/foreclosures.
The recent update allows renters to search locations for their most-desired features, such as a chef kitchen or “historical homes.”