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A $100K Income Unlocks 2.5 Times More of the Rental Market Than the Typical Renter
In affordable markets, that means a single-family home. In the most expensive, a one-bedroom apartment.
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Small Mortgages are Disappearing, but Congress is Trying to Save Them
New federal legislation aims to encourage mortgages under $100,000 by offering financial incentives to lenders, reforming processes calibrated to larger loans, and relaxing appraisal requirements.
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Una escuela chárter del norte de California, en apuros económicos, se declara en bancarrota
Highlands Community and Technical Schools fue acusada el año pasado de malversar 180 millones de dólares.
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‘Evaluators’ are supposed to keep AI from killing us all. No pressure
California and dozens of countries want mandatory AI audits, conducted by AI evaluators. Lawmakers are still learning about the job — and its pitfalls.
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Embattled Northern California charter school files for bankruptcy
Highlands Community and Technical Schools last year was accused of misspending $180 million.
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Republican Hilton’s ‘Just try it’ ad courts liberals — and angers his own base
A suggestive new Hilton ad tries to seduce liberal voters into voting Republican — and instead infuriated his conservative allies.
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He’s trying to break generational ties to gangs. Los Angeles police keep targeting him
LAPD launched an internal investigation after a swarm of officers allegedly profiled and detained young men the day they were set to graduate from a second-chance program.
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Fed up with recalls, CA Democrats ask voters to change the rules
Was it the second question on the Gray Davis recall that sealed the Democratic governor’s fate? That’s the question that asked who should replace Davis if voters gave him the boot. State law barred him from competing on that question. And that made him practically roadkill for the international supercelebrity who headlined that second question,…
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Winter Has Arrived Early in the Housing Market as Newly Pending Sales Fall 8.5% (Zillow September Market Report)
While the for-sale market is slowing, the rental market continues to show strength, with the biggest annual rent gain since April 2025
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Mortgage Rates Tick Up Even as the Odds of a Fed Rate Hike Decline
In A Nutshell: There’s still upward pressure on rates, as bond market investors have all of the same worries that have caused mortgage rates to increase by 1.5 percentage points already this year. Last Week’s Highlights Last week’s main economic data and news all reduced the probability of a Fed rate hike in October.…