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Career and relationship goals slowed Nicky Mayo down from being able to purchase her first home until she was 43. (Courtesy photo)

Watching and Waiting Leads to a Larger Homeownership Gap for Single Black Women

by Zerline Hughes Spruill February 7, 2025February 11, 2025

red and white signage near the wooden house

D.C.’s Renters Face Growing Financial Divide as Home Values Climb

by Stacy M. Brown December 16, 2024December 17, 2024

2024 SHIBA Report Urges Action as Black Homeownership Faces Critical Challenges

by Stacy M. Brown November 14, 2024November 14, 2024

After nearly four years of fighting for recompense, rallying (as pictured here in May 2023) and contentious mortgage relief negotiations, most, if not all, of the owners of condemned condominiums on Talbert Street in Southeast have received mortgage relief. However, there is still work to be done to ensure beleaguered homeowners can afford to settle elsewhere in the District. (WI File Photo)

Even with Mortgage Relief, Questions about Housing Affordability Persist for Talbert Street Condo Owners

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. September 17, 2024September 17, 2024

Rasheedah Hasan, founder of Collective Impact Strategies, a legislative consulting firm based in Washington, D.C., says her journey toward homeownership has taken years of saving, participating in programs, and house hunting. (Ja’Mon Jackson/The Washington Informer)

American Dream or Pipe Dream: Harris-Walz Housing Plan

by Zerline Hughes Spruill September 11, 2024September 11, 2024

D.C.’s ReMIT Program Relaunched to Aid Seniors in Preserving Homeownership

by WI Web Staff September 4, 2024September 4, 2024

yellow and black heavy equipment near unfinished building

Biden-Harris Administration Takes New Steps to Lower Housing Costs, Speed Up Construction

by Stacy M. Brown August 13, 2024August 13, 2024

On Tuesday, June 4, Adrianne Todman, acting secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), held a press conference on the National Mall to preview HUD’s 2024 Innovative Housing Showcase and highlight the Biden-Harris Administration’s commitment to building new, innovative, and affordable homes for all. (Ja'Mon Jackson/The Washington Informer)

Manufactured Homes on the National Mall Entice Builders, Policymakers to Increase Affordable Housing Supply

by Zerline Hughes Spruill June 12, 2024June 12, 2024

person holding silver key

Know Your Rights as a Homebuyer and Homeowner

by Zerline Hughes Spruill June 12, 2024June 12, 2024

HUD acting Director Adrianne Todman this month announced new FHA funding to promote fair housing and root out discrimination. (Courtesy photo)

Local, Federal Government Responds to Homeownership Gap with Policies, Programs, Products, Partnerships

by Zerline Hughes Spruill June 12, 2024June 12, 2024