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Call it affordable. Call it cheap. The fact is that those people renting apartments in Columbus enjoy some of the least expensive rates in the United States, according to Apartment List , a listing website that tracks the industry. August data show that Columbus, out of 100 markets nationwide, has the fifth- lowest median lease rates , with a one-bedroom averaging $640 a month and a two-bedroom going for $760 monthly. The lowest — or cheapest — rents on the list are in Wichita, Kan., with $560 for a one-bedroom unit and $750 for two bedrooms. It is followed by Fayetteville, N.C., Fort Wayne, Ind., Toledo, Ohio, and Columbus. Rounding out the Top 10 most affordable cities in terms of apartment rents are Huntsville, Ala., Winston-Salem, N.C., Cleveland, Ohio, Oklahoma City, Okla., and Des Moines, Iowa. Other Southeastern cities on the list and their affordability rankings are Montgomery, Ala. (15), Knoxville, Tenn. (31), Birmingham, Ala. (34), Tallahassee, Fla. (42), Jacksonville, F...

Apartment rents grew the most in Baytown among Texas cities for a one-year period through July, though it remained one of the lowest priced markets in the Houston area, a new report showed. The median price of a two-bedroom unit in Baytown reached $850 in July, a 10.9 percent jump over July 2014, according to the July Texas Rental Price Monitor by Apartment List . Apartment List , an apartment rental marketplace based in San Francisco, compiles the data from several hundred thousand listings it has on its site. Demand for housing in Baytown and other communities on the east side of Houston is being driven by major expansions of petrochemical plants in the region. Curiously, a one-bedroom unit in Baytown costs more than a two-bedroom unit. One-bedrooms rented for $1,150 in July after a 14.6 percent year-over-year rise, according to the report. Alvin had the second highest rate hike in the Houston region, with rents rising 9 .9 percent year-over-year to $830 for a two-bedroom unit. ...

Fairfield Housing Authority , and Peggy Ford, the authority's resident service coordinator , hold a rendering of buildings proposed to replace the existing units at the Pine Tree Lane housing complex . Photo: Andrew Brophy / Fairfield Citizen" class="landscape" /> Pine Tree Lane housing complex that would be demolished under plans by the Fairfield Housing Authority to rebuild and expand the development. Photo: Andrew Brophy / Fairfield Citizen" class="landscape" src="src" /> Fairfield Housing Authority , and Peggy Ford, the authority's resident service coordinator , hold a rendering of buildings proposed to replace the existing units at the Pine Tree Lane housing complex ." src="src" /> Pine Tree Lane housing complex that would be demolished under plans by the Fairfield Housing Authority to rebuild and expand the development." src="src" /> Photo: Andrew Brophy Image 1 of / 2 Caption Close...

Coast to coast, the housing industry currently favors the home seller as prices are rising, sales surging and inventories dwindling -- which leave the residences on the market more valuable. Take Seattle as a caffeinated example. The northwest city of 3. 5 million people boasts the hottest housing market in the country since last fall, according to the Case- Shiller home price index and reported this summer in the Seattle Times. The typical single-family house in metro Seattle cost 12 .9 percent more in April than a year ago, the report notes. Other fast-rising markets are Portland, Oregon; Dallas; Denver; and Detroit, up 9.3 to 7.4 percent respectively. Those totals compare with a 5. 5 percent national price growth rate . What's good for owners and well-off buyers can be doubly troubling for at least one group: lower income property shoppers including first-time homebuyers who can't afford average and midpoint home prices or apartment rents . According to studies, the na...

Climate Change, Development & Aid, Economy & Trade, Energy, Environment, Global Governance, Headlines, North America, Poverty & SDGs Enrique Gili* - IPS/IFEJ POWAY, California, Oct 26 2007 (IPS) - Mary Jane Jagodzinzki nervously anticipated the arrival of a busload of building professionals . As it turned out, she needn&#39t have been too concerned. Solara green housing project in Poway, California. Credit: Enrique Gili/IPS" src="http://www.ipsnews.net/Library/solara_final.jpg" alt=" Solara green housing project in Poway, California. Credit: Enrique Gili/IPS" width="200" height="150" /> Solara green housing project in Poway, California. Credit: Enrique Gili/IPS Forty or so camera-toting architects, project managers and contractors arrived en masse in the bedroom community of Poway, north of San Diego, part of a green building tour showcasing a pioneering apartment complex that's saving money and helping the pl...

The 155- unit Ann Arbor City Apartments is under construction on West Washington and South First streets in downtown Ann Arbor . Daniel Brenner | AnnArbor.com Editor's note: The number of parking spaces to be held by Village Green has been corrected. Related story: Rent comparison : What can you get for $2,500 a month around Ann Arbor? Luxury apartments in downtown Ann Arbor are no longer just for students. The under-construction Ann Arbor City Apartments on the southeast corner of West Washington and South First streets is the first luxury apartment project built downtown in years that doesn’t cater to students. It’s designed for young professional renters as well as corporate relocation. "It's midway between the YMCA and the core of downtown where U-M jobs are," said Susan Pollay , executive director of Ann Arbor's Downtown Development Authority . "I think it feels like, from what I saw, exactly one of the things needed in this marketplace." ...

The apartment at 631/1 Newstead Terrace, Newstead. TWO high-end apartments in a luxury riverfront development in Newstead have sold for seven-figure sums. Growing strength in the downsizers market saw 631/1 Newstead Tce sell for $2.9 million. The three-bedroom, three-bathroom, double garage apartment was sold by Brett Greensill of LJ Hooker New Farm. It features open- plan living areas , with a family-sized kitchen that spills out on to a big, entertainment balcony to take advantage of the stunning views. Another unit in Pier Waterfront, 522/1 Newstead Tce, sold for $2.25 million to a local owner-occupier. The three-bedroom, two- bathroom unit spans 207sq  m. The master bedroom comes with an ensuite and its own balcony. The Pier Waterfront development includes exclusive use of pools, gyms, and a concierge service. The sales come amid strong demand for riverfront property, despite Brisbane experiencing an oversupply of inner-city units. Newstead has a median unit price of $595,000...

Buy Photo The Ann Arbor City Apartments in Ann Arbor. Ann Arbor is seeing a building boom of apartments and condos for the last couple of years that continues to ramp up. (Photo: Romain Blanquart/ Detroit Free Press ) Buy Photo An unprecedented building boom of apartment high -rises and condos has made construction cranes a lingering fixture of the Ann Arbor skyline . No fewer than six cranes hovered over downtown last week as private developers raced to erect more luxury student and post-collegiate housing within walking distance to University of Michigan classrooms. The half- dozen residential projects that are under construction or slated to begin are the latest round in a boom that has been under way for at least three years and is permanently altering the city's housing situation. Many of the current and earlier developments specifically cater to U-M students, offering additional near- campus living options aside from blocks of grubby old houses. Other projects have ta...

DENVER — The continued rise in housing costs in Denver has many renters looking to leave the city, according to analysis released Tuesday by Apartment List. Two out of three renters said they plan to relocate to a new city, with 48 percent saying affordability is the biggest reason, Apartment List said. Twenty-two percent said job opportunities would take them out of Denver, with 6 percent saying safety and another 6 percent citing commute time as reasons. The median cost of a two-bedroom apartment or house in Denver was $1,350 in July, up 2. 7 percent compared to July 2016. Rents are higher in the suburbs, with a two-bedroom rental in Lone Tree going for $2,020 and the same in Thornton for $1,810. ApartmentList said Chicago is the most popular city for people leaving Denver , followed by Dallas and Phoenix. Fort Collins was listed as the most popular city for people looking to leave Denver but staying in Colorado.

A single-story building with one-bedroom apartments will be built on 2 acres along Kasper Street NE Kelly Byer CantonRep .com staff writer @kbyerREP CANTON  ICAN Housing is developing a 14-unit complex to lessen the gap between housing and people who need a place to stay. A single-story building with one-bedroom apartments will be built on two acres along Kasper Street NE . ICAN Executive Director Julie Sparks said arborvitae trees, a type of evergreen, will create yard boundaries and have inspired the name Arbor Ridge. It will be the nonprofit's 29th property in Stark County and mid-sized for ICAN properties , which range from single-family houses to 20-unit complexes. "It doesn't overwhelm a community, but it also provides some measure of camaraderie and support amongst tenants," Sparks said.  Arbor Ridge will serve people with mental illnesses who make at or below 50 percent of the area median income . Rent will be capped at 30 percent of the tenant's inc...

Welcome back to The Six-Digit Club , in which we take a look at a newish-to- market listing priced under $1 million, because nice things sometimes come in small packages. Send nominations to the tipline . When the Cobble Hill Towers complex was built in the 19th century, it was intended to be affordable housing—proving, as the New York Times noted back in 2011, “that housing for the poor could be both humane and economically feasible.” Those days, of course, are long gone; in 2010, the building’s owners decided to turn the formerly affordable rental into a condo building, and now, its apartments command prices that are often at or close to the median home price for the borough. (That would be around $800,000, according to the last batch of market reports.) This quirky one-bedroom fits that bill: the 667-square-foot pad, which was recently renovated, is asking $675,000. It’s got a bit of an oddly angular floorplan , which impacts the size and shape of the bedroom (though not to a te...

Designed by KTGY Group, 2525 El Camino Real Senior Apartments , a development by ROEM Corporation , in collaboration with Pacific Housing , Inc. and the City of Santa Clara, broke ground on a new affordable apartment community for low income seniors . 2525 El Camino Real Senior Apartments in Santa Clara, CA" title=" 2525 El Camino Real Senior Apartments in Santa Clara, CA" width="154" height="87" class="im2" /> 2525 El Camino Real Senior Apartments in Santa Clara, CA June 21, 2012 - PRLog -- SANTA CLARA, CA - On Wednesday, June 20, 2012, Santa Clara broke ground on 2525 El Camino Real Senior Apartments , a development by ROEM Corporation , in collaboration with Pacific Housing , Inc. and the City of Santa Clara. The groundbreaking ceremony began at 2:00 p.m. at 2525 El Camino Real , Santa Clara, California 95050 (cross streets: El Camino Real and Buchanan Drive). " Providing affordable housing for our community is a very im...