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California attorney general puts focus on affordable housing

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California's attorney general said Wednesday he is putting a new emphasis on trying to alleviate the state's seemingly intractable affordable housing problem, including by creating a "strike force" to focus on tenant protections, on local governments that don't ...

Average US long-term mortgage rate ticks back down this week

SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) — The average long-term mortgage rate in the U.S. ticked back down this week following several weeks of increases. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac reported Thursday that the average rate for a 30-year mortgage fell to 3.09% from 3.14% last week. Last year at this time the ...

Law to help mobile home owners buy their parks hits snags

DENVER (AP) — When Joyce Tanner first heard this spring that the Golden mobile home park she'd lived in for the past decade would be for sale, she wasted no time getting organized. The resident of Golden Hills Mobile Home Park went door to door with flyers, informing her neighbors about a ...

Help us give a furnace to a family in need

At Western Heating & Air Conditioning we feel very blessed to be part of such a loving, giving community. We want to show our love and appreciation by giving back! Each year we accept nominations for the Gift of Heat, a program we have designed to help a family in need of heat in their ...

New HUD rule aimed at preventing public housing evictions

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is trying to prevent evictions from public housing for nonpayment of rent, seeking to shore up protections following the end of the nationwide eviction moratorium. Under a new rule from the Department of Housing and Urban Development, tenants in ...

Is a heat pump system right for you?

As the world moves further away from fossil fuels as an energy source, you may be looking for a replacement technology that won’t send your electricity bills skyrocketing. You may even have electric or gas heat already and need to find a way to reduce the consumption as well as add cooling ...