Many U.S. suburbs are again facing growing pains, with not enough schools, too much traffic for two-lane roads, and the loss of scenic farmland to housing tracts. Apex, North Carolina, and suburbs like it now account for 14 of the 15 fastest-growing U.S. cities with populations of more than 50,000, […]
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This Housing Trend May Radically Change Neighborhoods
Oregon is joining a growing movement to loosen up single-family zoning laws in order to ramp up homebuilding. While several cities have passed similar bills, Oregon could be the first to offer state-level legislation. Oregon’s House and Senate have passed a measure to require cities with more than 10,000 people […]
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2 Billion Records Exposed in Smart-Home Device Breach
Just how secure is that “smart” security camera or door lock? That is being called into question after reports of a massive data breach hitting the smart-home industry that could extend to smart locks, home security cameras and full smart-home kits. A database for devices manufactured by Orvibo, which runs an […]
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Feds Seize $60M in Miami Real Estate for Money Laundering
The federal government will seize two Miami properties tied to an alleged money laundering and bribery scheme involving Venezuelan officials and the country’s state-run electricity company, Corporacin Elctrica Nacional, also known as Corpoelec. The forfeitures follow the guilty pleas of Jesus Ramon Veroes and Luis Alberto Chacin Haddad to one […]
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Housing Report Finds Challenges and Benefits to Ownership
Housing is harder to find for those of lesser means and people of color – but those who can achieve homeownership will have an economic edge, according to the annual State of the Nation’s Housing report from the Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard University. The report stresses that […]