Housing Insights Central

The Housing Choice Voucher Program is a U.S. government program aimed at helping people with limited income find good, reasonably priced homes. This program, often called Section 8, is not like public housing that requires you ...

Gen Z isn’t just dreaming about owning homes—they’re taking innovative steps to make it happen. One of these strategies is co-buying, where two or more people, such as close friends, family members, o...

Evergreen Home Loans, based in Bellevue, Washington, is continuing to grow across the country. The company recently announced that it has started offering its loan services in 11 new states. These states include Texas, Flori...

This past week, the average 30-year mortgage rate climbed to over 7%. In 2022, mortgage rates more than doubled while housing prices remained high. These trends reflect some of the challenges of finding affordable housing in 2023. The issue of a...

Finding the right home can be a difficult and time-consuming process. From researching locations to deciding on the perfect floor plan, there are many variables to consider. To make the process easier...

The COVID-19 pandemic caused economic hardship for many renters across the country, making it difficult to pay rent on time. In response, federal, state, and local governments implemented temporary eviction moratoriums to p...

In Rockford, Illinois, the city council and township have decided to give more money to a helpful program that's been around for 30 years. This program is all a...

In a groundbreaking initiative, the U.S. government is exploring a transformative change in its approach to assisting families in need of housing. Moving away from the traditional voucher-based system, the...

The challenge of securing affordable housing is well-known, and housing choice vouchers aim to alleviate this by assisting lower-income families with housing costs.  However, it's disheartening to learn that thes...