housing & property

A homeless services organization in Iowa City officially broke ground on a new "housing first" project Thursday. The development will provide long-term supportive housing to people experiencing chronic homelessness regardless of drug or alcohol use.

A report says a corporate landlord run by a former Goldman Sachs partner has filed to evict renters in predominantly Black counties at four times the rate as renters in predominantly white counties.

A record low supply of homes for sale and strong demand from buyers are sending home prices to record levels and frustrating homebuyers who keep getting outbid.

The federal government plans to release $5 billion in new housing vouchers to help those at risk of homelessness. Low-income tenants often struggle to find landlords who will accept such vouchers.

One organization in Des Moines is in charge of distributing funds through the Emergency Rental Assistance Program in Polk County. They’re not currently taking phone applications, but one source of applications is still streaming in.

A statewide rental and utility assistance program will be available next week for Iowans who have been affected by COVID-19.

Millennials are now the nation’s largest generation, who are aging into home buying just as already slow rates of home building were further slowed by the pandemic.

Mobile home residents are encouraging Iowa lawmakers to approve a bill that would offer them more protections from some rent increases and evictions by mobile home park owners.

A new rental assistance program is open for residents of Polk County. The funds will offer $6.5 million to help relieve financial strain from COVID-19.

A Polk County community action organization is looking for nonprofits to partner with for an upcoming emergency rental and utility assistance program.