They say no good deed goes unpunished. An Oakland, California, City Council candidate, who is running for office on a platform of addressing the city’s homeless crisis and “skyrocketing levels of crime,” said she had a bag full of donations stolen by a homeless woman during her campaign kickoff event on Sunday. To make matters...
Vice President Kamala Harris just released a proposal to solve our nation’s housing crisis that is completely unrealistic. Former President Donald Trump is on record of opposing zoning reforms that would open our suburbs to more housing. If I had to choose between betting on the chances that a thousand monkeys could type out Shakespeare’s...
Georgia is one state that has seen an uptick in squatter cases being taken to court in recent years, according to a report. A report by the Pacific Legal Foundation found an upward trend in squatter cases being brought to court beginning in 2019. The number of these cases in Georgia rose from three in...
A new study found that for the second year in a row, Washington, D.C., is the least desirable place to live in the U.S., with 33% of the participants who took part in the survey ranking it among the top five worst cities in America. The company behind the poll, Clever, surveyed 1,000 people in...
When Filipino gymnast Carlos Yulo edged reigning Olympic and world champion Artem Dolgopyat of Israel Saturday in the men’s artistic gymnastics floor exercise final, he won more than just a gold medal. He won a fully furnished house, too. Yulo, 24, finished with a score of 15.000, narrowly defeating Dolgopyat and his score of 14.966....
To keep your property safe from break-ins, theft or a potential squatter occupying the space, it’s imperative for homeowners to enact appropriate security measures. Vacant properties in particular are especially vulnerable to squatting. This could include a property for sale that the owner no longer lives in or an investment property that is left unoccupied...
A growing number of Americans with jobs are still without homes due to rising rents and high inflation. The Washington Post found local shelters and volunteer groups are showing an increasing number of people coming in who work steady jobs. One Tulsa organization reported the top reason cited by many people for being homeless is...
IsinflationmakingAmerican familieshavefewerchildren? Yes. According to theDepartment of Agriculture data andinflationstatistics from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, raising a child in 2023 could cost an average of $331,933 from the time a childisborn until the age of 18.And that’s without the cost of a college education. In 2015, the cost of raising a child was calculated...
Gov. Gavin Newsom is ordering California officials to dismantle homeless encampments across the state via an executive order. Newsom announced the initiative on Thursday, with his office stating that the governor has ordered “state agencies and departments to adopt clear policies that urgentlyaddress homeless encampments while respecting the dignity and well-being of all Californians.” “This...
Allowing a boyfriend, girlfriend or family member to live on your property without their name on the lease or deed can seem harmless at first, but if things go awry, it may be more difficult to get the individual removed than you’d think. Squatter stories have popped up around the United States, including in the...
