Nicholas Chavez and his wife, Bunny Cabean, lived in a two-story brick row house in Baltimore for 35 years, and they took great care of it. Over the years, they redid the kitchen and bathroom, ...

Last year, the Nowak Metro Finance Lab, Reinvestment Fund, and Accelerator for America published a report: Investor Home Purchases and the Rising Threat to Owners and Renters. The Lab’s report ...

You just can’t miss those “We Buy Ugly Houses" signs. In some cities, it seems like the bold black-on-yellow pitches plastered on telephone poles and open spaces have become a fixture in neighborhoods ...

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