• 1-Word Budget Change Could Put Mentally Ill on North Carolina's Streets
• Source: Raleigh News & Observer   |   North Carolina   |   November 26, 2012
• Democratic Gov. Bev Perdue and Republicans who control the North Carolina legislature agree it would be tragic for about 1,400 people with serious mental illnesses to lose their homes Jan. 1 because of a one-word change to the state budget. But neither side has indicated how they plan to fix the problem.

• New York City to Demolish Hundreds of Homes Hit by Sandy
• Source: New York Times   |   New York City   |   November 19, 2012
• New York City is moving to demolish hundreds of homes in the neighborhoods hit hardest by Hurricane Sandy, after a grim assessment of the storm-ravaged coast revealed that many structures were so damaged they pose a danger to public safety and other buildings nearby.

• Obama Selects HUD Director to Lead Sandy Recovery
• Source: Los Angeles Times   |   New York   |   November 16, 2012
• Housing and Urban Development Director Shaun Donovan has been chosen to lead the federal government's assistance to states rebuilding after Superstorm Sandy, President Obama announced after touring parts of New York.

• Nation's 1st Homeless Bill of Rights Slow to Cause Change in Rhode Island
• BY: Stateline   |   Rhode Island   |   November 12, 2012
• The new law prohibits landlords and employers from discriminating against the homeless when they apply for apartments or jobs, and affirms their right to be in public spaces such as parks and libraries.
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• Massachusetts' Veterans Programs Called a Model for U.S.
• Source: Boston Globe   |   Massachusetts   |   November 12, 2012
• Chief among them are recent initiatives that address veterans’ mental health and housing concerns, two of the biggest issues facing the soldiers returning from the past decade’s conflicts.

• New York City Faces Housing Nightmare in Wake of Storm
• Source: New York Times   |   New York City   |   November 5, 2012
• New York City officials said that they faced the daunting challenge of finding homes for as many as 40,000 people who were left homeless after the devastation of last week’s storm, a situation that the city’s mayor compared to New Orleans’s after Hurricane Katrina.

• Pennsylvania Governor: No Hurricane Deductibles for Homeowners
• Source: The Philadelphia Inquirer   |   Pennsylvania   |   November 2, 2012
• Gov. Corbett said Thursday that homeowners will not have to pay hurricane deductibles on insurance claims resulting from damage caused by Hurricane Sandy.
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• Do Millennials Want to Call Your City ‘Home’?
• BY: William Fulton   |   November 2012
• Millions of millennials will soon be putting down roots. Cities and suburbs that are less attractive to them have a limited window to turn things around.
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• Senior Cohousing May be the Next Real-Estate Trend
• BY: Ryan Holeywell   |   November 2012
• Once a relative novelty, communal living facilities continue to increase in popularity -- and they could become a key part of the way developers and cities accommodate an aging population. View our series on aging here.
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• West Virginia County Builds Teacher Villages to Save Struggling Schools
• BY: Sarah Ferris   |   November 2012
• McDowell County may be the first rural community to build housing to attract young teachers. It could be a model for other counties facing waning populations and crumbling infrastructure.
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• Home Prices Rise in August Boosting Real Estate Recovery
• Source: The Washington Post   |   Nation   |   October 31, 2012
• The housing market’s recovery appeared to receive a boost Tuesday following the release of a popular real estate measure. However, economists cautioned against getting carried away by the optimistic report.

• California City's Smoking Ban for Multi-Family Homes Could Spark National Movement
• Source: Reuters   |   San Rafael, Calif.   |   October 16, 2012
• A San Francisco suburb banned smoking in duplexes, condominiums and other multi-family homes, with city leaders saying they hoped to lead a wave of such regulations across California and ultimately the country.

• Foreclosures Hit 5-Year Low
• Source: USA Today   |   Nation   |   October 11, 2012
• Despite the national slowdown in foreclosure activity, not all states are clearing markets of distressed properties at the same pace.

• Illinois' 'Bold' Plan for Care of Developmentally Disabled
• BY: McClatchy News   |   Illinois   |   October 9, 2012
• Instead of relying on large state-run institutions that house hundreds of people, the Quinn administration wants to allow people with developmental disabilities to live more independently with the help of caretakers.
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• Contracting for Value, Not Just Cost
• BY: Charles Chieppo   |   October 3, 2012
• Government work usually goes to the lowest bidder. That's not always the smartest way to spend taxpayers' money.