The President signed into a law a bill (Protecting Tenants in Foreclosure Act)that provides protection for tenants living in foreclosed buildings . These provisions immediately went into effect and are “self-executing,” so no federal agency is responsible for making them work. It is up to advocates to make sure that tenants, landlords, public housing authorities, […]
Story here You may have already heard about this one. A veteran living at Village At Gracy Farms was told that he isn’t allowed to hang a US flag from his balcony. He pulled it off the balcony and hung it on his wall. He was told that he had to move it again since […]
Well – maybe. This pretty thorough article discusses the ins and outs of several apartments/condos downtown. I’d encourage you to read it but here is a quick summary. While Austin hasn’t felt the crunch like many areas, the downtown apartments aren’t getting the rents or the occupancy rates they were hoping for. Many places are […]
So this is another way to judge how good an apartment is. Again, it is tough to tell if a place is worthwhile without talking to some people that live there currently. These places may only be good at winning awards, but it is probably a good bet they don’t totally suck. These places won […]
Bill H.R. 2336 or the Green Resources for Energy Efficient Neighborhoods Act of 2009 (GREEN Act), which was recently reintroduced in the House by Representative Ed Perlmutter (D-Colo.), authorizes new federal resources for green affordable development while providing incentives to the private sector to invest in green affordable homes for low-income people. The GREEN Act […]