The Weekly Watch
Submitted by Lookout on Sun, 07/04/2021 - 7:00am
House and Home
Nothing speaks independence louder than owning your own home. Owning it free and clear provides an even greater sense of freedom and control over your life.
The CDC’s final eviction moratorium expires July 31.
Housing has increasingly become one of the most unequal parts of the economic recovery.
At the top there is a nationwide housing boom, fueled by a run-up in home prices as higher-income households rush to take advantage of record-low mortgages. But at the same time, millions of renters, especially people who have missed rent payments or whose jobs haven’t come back, are at risk of losing their homes before the end of the summer.
The looming eviction crisis has added urgency — in Washington and across the country — to ensuring emergency rental aid reaches the most vulnerable Americans before it is too late.
Are we headed toward a housing crisis? I hope you all have secure living situations in these volatile times.