MORGANTOWN – In July 2020, Patrick Bowen of Bowen National Research stood before Morgantown City Council with some alarming news in terms of affordable housing in the city. Based on […]
Tag: housing
‘Happy Campers’ shows home is far more than structure
When I was a kid, my grandparents purchased an RV. My family used it often, regularly traveling around the East Coast and up into New England. I have many fond […]
Rents plummet after Argentina drops rent control
The evidence against rent control is vast and continues to pile high. The latest example comes from Argentina. In 2020, Argentina faced rapidly rising rental costs, just as many parts […]
The country needs more housing
The United States of America needs more housing — lots of it. The lack of supply in cities and suburbs in particular is the main force driving up the cost […]
Aug. 18 letters to the editor
Morgantown never had ‘housing-first’ In the most recent Morgantown City Council Committee of the Whole meeting, councilors stated Morgantown has used a housing-first strategy for years to address homelessness. While […]
The housing shortage is the economy’s real problem
by Ben Harris Recently released government data hammered home what we have known for at least a year: A national housing shortage, not broad-based price increases, is driving inflation. Inflation […]
Solving homelessness crisis more about priority than money
If it seems like the homeless population has grown, that’s because it has — everywhere. According to the annual point-in-time survey, there are almost 71,000 more people experiencing homelessness this […]
Calif. has passed 100-plus housing laws since 2016. Are they working?
by David Garcia and Bill Fulton A slew of ambitious housing legislation has emerged recently in states as varied as Maine, Utah and Washington. Many of the proposals aim to […]
Guest essay: Fair housing in W.Va.: ‘Y’all’ should mean ‘all’
by Hannah McCune Most West Virginians consider themselves good neighbors, hard workers, family-oriented and overall warm and welcoming folks. Despite this good nature, West Virginia ranked lowest on a scale […]
Go ahead and buy that house. Your retired self will thank you
by Alexis Leondis Traditional financial advice typically tells savers to put retirement first — even before homeownership. That’s because over the long-term, the stock market tends to outpace real estate […]
