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 of the United States are currently experiencing. The South American country implemented rent ...
Part of the reason Morgantown’s real estate market is so hot is because there’s a lack of available and affordable housing. So we’re not going to object to the premise of building more housing. However, we do object to the description of the potential Metro Properties development as ...
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The once-shameful stereotype of the 30-year-old living in their parents’ basement is now the norm for many young people, for a multitude of reasons: Crushing student loan debt (degrees no longer pay for themselves); job scarcity in their fields (often compounded by low starting wages or ...
by Jessica Nelson and Gabriella BrownNewsroom@DominionPost.com Ask young people in Morgantown why they don’t put down roots here and many will tell you the same thing: They can’t afford it. “I don’t know when we’d be able to buy a house,” Melanie Raleigh said. “At the very ...
KINGWOOD - Preston County commissioners have received a request letter from James R. Chaplin asking for consideration when distributing stimulus fund assistance. The letter spoke to some of the problems faced by landlords during the pandemic. Chaplin is a general partner in Breeze ...