Iowa Center for Public Affairs Journalism (https://iowawatch.org/lr-tags/housing/)
Roughly 23,600 Iowa families lost their homes to foreclosure since June 2007 and officials worry home ownership rates will take years to recover. But changes in how banks deal with mortgages may help some families keep their home.
Source: The Des Moines Register
Posted on: October 29, 2013
Census data show Cedar Rapids to be divided into non-diverse and more racially diverse sections. Some community activists say the city is not welcoming to people of different racial or cultural backgrounds.
Source: The Gazette (Cedar Rapids)
Posted on: October 28, 2013
Roughly 400 Burmese refugees have moved in to the Iowa town of 2,000 for jobs at the Tyson Foods pork processing plant. The new wave of immigrants presents challenges for the local school district and the town's limited housing stock.
Source: The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier
Posted on: May 6, 2013
The University of Iowa is replacing its aging housing stock, meaning higher rent for current and future students. Many other universities face similar challenges in replacing housing built in the 1950s and 1960s.
Source: Iowa City Press-Citizen
Posted on: March 25, 2013