On October 7, 2021, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) published an interim rule that requires HUD-subsidized public housing and housing providers whose properties benefit from project-based rental assistance to provide their residents with a 30-day notice that includes information about available federal emergency rental assistance (ERA) prior to filing for eviction due to nonpayment of rent. As the…
Author: Rebecca McLean
On Tuesday the 19th of October at 10:00 am, GCNKAA, in conjunction with Community Action Agency and Jobs and Family Services, will be holding an in-person meeting at the Cincinnati Metropolitan Housing Offices Training Center covering the process of streamlining Rental Assistance getting into the hands of landlords. Please send…
As a Northern Kentuckian, I always love when I can claim Kentucky ranks highest or first at something… well, almost always. With fall finally here and Halloween just around the corner, Terminix has released their list of the top 50 bed bug cities in America, for 2021. They remind us…
A report from Reason shows how the government and media relied on studies plagued by shoddy statistics to make the case for blocking evictions during the recent COVID-19 pandemic. They point out some deep flaws in two studies that got widespread media attention and that were cited by the federal…
News stories continue to pop up of small business men & women, property owners and managers, who have been economically harmed (and in many cases ruined) by the CDC’s unconstitutional eviction moratorium. In one not-so-rare case, an Air Force veteran in New York State is now living out of her…
Rental information site Zumper recently released their latest monthly National Rent Report showing that their median national rent for 1-bedroom apartments in September, 2021 was $1,352 (up 10.7% since March, 2020) and the median two-bedroom rent was $1,663 (up 13.1% since March, 2020). Be sure to check out their list…
Even as the economy continues its recovery from the devastating impact of the pandemic, some face deep rental debt and fear evictions and the loss of basic housing security. COVID-19 has exacerbated an affordable housing crisis that predated the pandemic and that has exacerbated deep disparities that threaten the strength…
A new report from Costar says that Multifamily Property values have risen 12% over the last seven years and are the best value in the market. Read the full report here.
Experts explore the near- and long-term landscape of rental housing management. The past 18 months have presented myriad challenges for rental housing providers across the nation. Largely, these difficulties have been borne from legislation and regulation adopted in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Two resident experts at the National Apartment…
Help needed as Cincinnati preps for Afghan evacuees CINCINNATI — Up to 50 people escaping violence in Afghanistan will soon resettle in Cincinnati, joining the community here as hundreds of others find new homes in Dayton, Columbus, Toledo, Akron and Cleveland. Shafaq Hassan, who came to Ohio from Afghanistan in…
