Rent News, How-To's, and Advice

Looking for a place to live without breaking the bank? While it's getting harder to find inexpensive apartments across major U.S. cities, there are still some places where paying less than $1,000 a month for rent is possible...

Section 8 is a government-funded program that allows eligible low-income families, elderly people, and the disabled access to affordable housing. It helps people mai...

House poor is a term for a situation in which a person spends a large proportion of their total income on home ownership, leaving them with very little discretionary income for other necessities or enjoyable activities.&n...

Rising mortgage rates have posed challenges for aspiring homebuyers. The average rate for a 30-year loan inched past 7%, settling at 7.07%. Weekly average rates rose to 6.82%.  These increases can...

In the United States, a crucial rental aid program that has been a lifeline for about 60,000 people could run out of funds by the end of next year. This program has been particularly i...

As the calendar pages turn, a critical deadline approaches for Americans in need of housing assistance. With only a few weeks left, applicants across the United States are urged to submit their forms for ...

There is currently a housing crisis going on in America, and a lot of economic experts believe that it's going to ultimately rival the housing collapse of 2008. The issue here is that there's a housing...

In an innovative move, the U.S. government is contemplating a significant shift in its approach to rental assistance for low-income families. Traditionally reliant on housing vouchers, the proposal is to test a more direc...

Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, the United States faced an unprecedented need to keep people in their homes. To address this, cities across the nation swiftly enacted various eviction preven...