Publication: BuilderOnline.com Author: Steve Zurier A school district’s rental unit proves to be the path to homeownership for a California teacher. Some people have all the luck and Katherine Nissen, 30, a teacher who manages the support program for elementary...

Publication: Contra Costa Times (California) According to the state controller’s office, the state is holding $5.1 billion in unclaimed property. The most common types of unclaimed properties are bank accounts, contents of safety deposit boxes, stocks, mutual funds, bonds, uncashed...

Publication: Multi-Housing News Author: Therese Fitzgerald, Contributing Editor Date: February 1, 2006 With strong job growth and population gains and some of the highest home prices in the nation, Southern California’s apartment market is robust. “You have occupancy that exceeds...

Publication: New Straits Times (Malaysia) Author: Lim Lay Ying Date: Jan 14, 2006 Every year, the Government sets aside a hefty allocation of funds from the nation’s annual Budget for the provision of affordable housing. This year, in addition to...

Publication: New York Times, National Perspectives Author: Lisa Chamberlain Date: Dec. 19, 2005 Santa Clara, Calif. AIMEE BRINKS, a teacher in her late 20’s, lives by herself in a two-bedroom, two-bath apartment with a private garage and patio in the...