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News Articles: homeownership

Future homeowner LaQuanda Ferguson (right) reads remarks next to Macon Area Habitat for Humanity board president Andrea Cooke during the Lynmore Estates ground blessing on Tuesday, May 28, 2024, in Macon, Georgia. Macon Area Habitat for Humanity held the ground blessing at a plot of land off of Dorothy Avenue where three future homes will be built.

Macon wants to get rid of rundown buildings. Could we see affordable housing replace them?

Macon-Bibb County has demolished more than 700 rundown, abandoned, hazardous buildings within the county, and while thousands still reportedly remain, one group is finding use for the land that’s left once a blighted building is destroyed.

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Some baby boomers would like to downsize from their large homes, but say it doesn't make financial sense. Single-family homes in Dumfries, Va., are seen here last year.

Many baby boomers own homes that are too big. Can they be enticed to sell them?

Lots of older Americans say they'd love to downsize, but it doesn't make financial sense. The housing roadblock has left some would-be buyers stuck. We asked experts what policies could change that.

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  • Laurel Wamsley
A sold sign stands outside a home in Wyndmoor, Pa., on June 22, 2022. Two recent studies suggest that prospective homeowners will have to earn more than $100,000 annually to afford a typical home in much of the U.S.

You'll need more than $100,000 in income to afford a typical home, studies show

Two recent studies suggest that prospective homeowners will have to earn more than $100,000 annually to afford a typical home in much of the U.S.

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  • Joe Hernandez