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Governor unveils plan to spend $2.8B in federal relief funds

Jun. 17, 2021 03:30 PM EDT
HAVERHILL, Mass. (AP) — Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker said Thursday he hopes to use nearly $3 billion in federal pandemic-relief funds to support...

FILE - In this July 21, 2020, file photo, a homeowner tours his new home, in Washingtonville, N.Y. Two studies released Wednesday, June 16, 2021, found that the nation's housing availability and affordability crisis is expected to worsen significantly following the pandemic, likely widening the housing gap between Black, Latino and white households, as well as putting homeownership out of the reach of lower class Americans. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)
Millions fear eviction as US housing crisis worsens

By Ken Sweet And Michael Casey Jun. 16, 2021 12:53 PM EDT

Editorial Roundup: North Carolina

By The Associated Press Feb. 17, 2021 08:20 AM EST
Recent editorials from North Carolina newspapers: ___ Feb. 16 The Greensboro Record & News and...

A "sold" sign is posted on a home in Westfield, Ind., Friday, Sept. 25, 2020. The housing market has staged a furious comeback this summer, even as the economy struggles to regain its footing. Home sales have surged to the highest level in more than a decade. The strength has been driven by ultra-low mortgage rates, fierce competition for a dearth of properties on the market and a wave of millennials and others vying to become homeowners. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
US housing roars back despite recession, high unemployment

By Alex Veiga Oct. 01, 2020 11:36 AM EDT

In this Wednesday, April 1, 2020 photo, Rebeka McBride stands in front of her home that is in the process of being sold in Monroe, Wash., outside of Seattle. She put her house on the market in early March and is in the process of closing on the sale. But with the U.S. economy now collapsing, the family is less confident about their move to a Minneapolis suburb, where McBride sees brighter job prospects in her field of medical device research.(AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
Virus casts a dark cloud over once-thriving home market

By Michael Casey And Alexandra Olson Apr. 09, 2020 12:01 AM EDT