Housing

Property rates in the county are expected to rise, on average, 40% - the biggest jump in recent memory.

Barn raisings were community events. Repurposing them as public spaces or homes restores that sense of community, said Friends of Ohio Barns Vice President Dan Troth.

The boom of the 1950s led to the creation of modern American suburbs and the rise of the middle class - but it's not exactly what we need out of housing today.

The university plans to start by building about 30 one- and two-bedroom apartments on New Burg Street to keep faculty close to campus and engaged in the community.

The loan forgiveness program would target owners who have stayed in their homes for 10 years after the loan was issued and have no active bankruptcy or foreclosure.

The judge ruled that Paxe Latitude, which owns the Latitude Five25 Apartments on Sawyer Boulevard, just off Interstate 670, should be held in contempt for violating numerous provisions of a January court order. The ruling also said a court-appointed receiver would begin managing property.

It's been over a year since the last COVID-related eviction moratorium expired, and central Ohio eviction filings have been creeping up ever since.

Columbus' city attorney says the city is close to facilitating an agreement for the sale of two East Side apartment towers where police responded to more than 1,000 calls over a two-year period.

The Franklin County Board of Commissioners voted Thursday in support of a new multi-million-dollar affordable housing development on Columbus' far west side.

Zoning laws stifle the opportunities of low-income families and families of color. We discuss how economic covenants, zoning laws and other factors continue to promote housing segregation and efforts to foster more inclusive neighborhoods.