housing
Homelessness, poverty up across the country
January 14, 2011The Great Recession resulted in a significant increase in homelessness according to the National Alliance to End Homelessness.
Read moreWhere are the jobs? Angry workers put Pulte CEO on the run
December 22, 2010TROY, Mich. - PulteGroup CEO Richard Dugas ran for cover when he heard labor and community folks were going to show up at his fancy luncheon - but 300 came anyway, demanding jobs.
Read moreUnion construction jobs at stake Nov. 2
October 25, 2010Midterm elections are next week and union construction jobs are up for grabs in California. Nonunion building contractors in the state, hungry for a bigger share of public sector projects in the wake of the building...
Read moreGovernment offers $1 billion more for housing crisis, still hard to keep pace
September 15, 2010As the nation's poverty rate rises to 15 percent, the highest level since the 1960s, the Obama administration announced this week new measures to help struggling homeowners prevent foreclosure.
Read moreNew study reveals discriminatory mortgage practices
September 13, 2010California's Latino and African American homeowners experience twice the rate of foreclosures than that of non-Hispanic whites, a recent report found.
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