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North Carolina is one of several states that enacted a moratorium last year halting eviction proceedings. The directive from Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper expired on June 30 after he unsuccessfully sought approval for a one-month extension from the GOP-controlled Council of State.
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North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper announced Tuesday a three-month extension of the statewide eviction moratorium that had been set to expire at the end of March. The updated executive order comes a day after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention directed states to extend protections through June 30.
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The owners of homes built by Habitat for Humanity tend to be in frontline and essential service occupations hit especially hard by the pandemic. Now, Habitat homeowners are having a harder time paying their mortgage. The organization’s Charlotte office reports that about 330 are behind in their mortgage payments – about triple the amount from a year ago.
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A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention eviction moratorium protects North Carolina tenants from evictions until the end of the year. Any tenant can…
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On Tuesday, voters in Raleigh overwhelmingly approved an $80 million affordable housing bond. The bond is the largest in the city's history and will go…
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Voters in Raleigh are deciding on what would be the largest housing bond in the city's history. The city is proposing spending $80 million to build and…
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Over the past decade, Forsyth County has made some unflattering national news. A 2015 Harvard University study revealed its status as having the…
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Owning your first home is a rite of passage — a marker of true adulthood. For those privileged enough to buy a house, it is often the first step in…
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The novel “A Good Neighborhood” (St. Martin’s Press/2020) starts with a premise familiar to many North Carolinians: new residents moving into a historic…
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The novel “A Good Neighborhood” (St. Martin’s Press/2020) starts with a premise familiar to many North Carolinians: new residents moving into a historic…