A report from CNBC. "Robert Giametta, 33, and Christopher Luquer, 31, were living in a two-bedroom apartment in Kingston, New York, and paying $850 a month in rent when the covid-19 pandemic struck. Interest rates were low and 'I thought…
It's Friday desk clearing time for this blogger. "Lenders should be better prepared to deal with home owners who are in danger of losing their home, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) warned on Thursday. 'There is a tidal wave…
A report from PBS News Hour. "Landlords in Connecticut are not alone – without federal assistance economists estimate that by mid-January renters across the country will be behind by about $70 billion. And the losses go well beyond market-rate buildings,…
A report from the Globe and Mail in Canada. "Here’s how Royal Bank of Canada senior economist Robert Hogue sees things: 'If it wasn’t already apparent, March data provided clear evidence that some of Canada’s largest western markets are in…