Headline News Archive

2020

April

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• Nearly a third of renters didn't pay by 1st week of April. About a third of renters did not pay on time this month as business closures put millions of people out of work. The National Multifamily

06

• Trump admin stumbles in rush to get stimulus aid out. Small businesses say they can't get money. Consumers complain of help lines never picking up. And quick reversals by policymakers are causing confusion.

03

• PG&E customers to receive climate credit in April. If you’re using a little more energy at home in the wake of the stay-at-home orders during the pandemic, PG&E wants

02

• What you need to know about paying your rent or mortgage. Federal officials have imposed a nationwide halt to foreclosures and evictions for more than 30 million Americans with home mortgages backed by the Federal Housing Administration

01

• Trump pushes $2 trillion infrastructure package in next coronavirus bill. President Trump said Tuesday that a $2 trillion infrastructure package should be part of Congress’s next response to the coronavirus pandemic, reviving a 2016 campaign

• Coronavirus recession will hit low-wage workers hardest. A global recession caused by the spreading coronavirus is likely to hammer the lowest-paid workers and the most economically-disadvantaged communities, segments of the workforce that

• ¿Perdió su trabajo por el coronavirus? Así puede evitar un desalojo si le cuesta pagar la renta. Más de un millón de californianos solicitaron asistencia por desempleo mientras los casos de coronavirus aumentan en las últimas semanas.

March

31

• When romance is a scam. Con artists now find victims on any social media platform — Instagram, Facebook, games like Words With Friends. But “they quickly want to remove

27

• Calculate how much you'll get from the coronavirus stimulus. The U.S. government is about to send checks — or direct deposits — to most Americans to help people survive financially as much of

• F.A.Q. on stimulus checks, unemployment and the coronavirus bill. The Senate unanimously passed a $2 trillion economic rescue plan on Wednesday that will offer assistance to tens of millions of American households affected by the

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• How to get help paying your bills and student loans if you’re laid off. Consumers can get relief from payments and fees during the public-health crisis — but they will likely need to ask first.

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• Senate, White House reach deal on $2 trillion stimulus package. The Senate plans to vote Wednesday afternoon on a $2 trillion stimulus package that is designed to flood the U.S. economy with money in an

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• Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae move to protect renters. Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac last week suspended foreclosures and evictions on single-family homes as the coronavirus continues to spread, but that policy will

• Which states and cities have told residents to stay at home. In a matter of days, millions of Americans have been asked to do what might have been unthinkable only a week or two ago: Don

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• Facing eviction as millions shelter in place. Renters are at risk of being forced out of their homes in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic, even as the federal government protects homeowners

• $1.8 trillion package falls far short of advancing in Senate. Democrats blocked stimulus legislation from moving forward, saying that it did not do enough to shore up the health-care system and help ordinary Americans, but

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• Racing to head off evictions and foreclosures. A flurry of federal, state and local action aims to prevent a new housing crisis as the coronavirus pandemic upends the economy.

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• Racing to head off foreclosures and evictions. The federal agency overseeing Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the giant government-run finance firms that back the mortgages of 28 million homeowners, ordered a suspension of

• Muchos dejan de vender sus casas mientras otros ya no quieren comprar. Edgardo Rivas tenía en mente comprar un hogar para diciembre 2020, el señor y su esposa empezaron a buscar hogares de este

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• The best and worst ways to borrow money in an economic crisis. For millions of at-risk Americans in need of cash, there are pros and cons to nearly every type of short-term loan. From tapping your home

• Coronavirus is closing Social Security offices. The Social Security Administration has more than 1,200 offices that serve thousands of beneficiaries every day. But starting Tuesday, Social Security’s field office network

• Americans are very likely to get $1,000 (or more) checks. Americans could get a check for $1,000 or more in the coming weeks, as political leaders coalesce around a dramatic plan to try to prevent a

• EEUU: Suspenden ejecuciones hipotecarias por coronavirus. Las agencias hipotecarias Fannie Mae y Freddie Mac dijeron el miércoles que suspenderán todos los embargos y desalojos de prestatarios en

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• U.S. cities are temporarily banning evictions. Several major cities across the U.S. have either issued temporary bans on evictions or are considering them as the novel coronavirus outbreak unfolds.

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• Buying a home during a pandemic. The economic impact of the coronavirus will be far-reaching, affecting everything from employment rates, to buyers’ and agents’ willingness to attend open houses,