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The rise of buy now, pay later products, which often aren’t reported to credit bureaus, could affect borrowers’ ability to buy a home and sustain homeownership.
How Brexit could affect the US housing market Every major sector of the US economy will feel the effects of Great Britain’s shocking vote to exit the European Union and the housing finance system is no exception.Five things cities can do to make the sharing economy work for everyone The sharing economy holds promise for poor and disadvantaged communities—but it has not yet lived up to that potential.New IRS data release could transform how we study the nonprofit sector The datasets contain information that has been publicly available, but the machine-readable, ready-to-analyze format will enable innovation and more effective oversight of the sector.Can you tackle poverty without taking on place? As poor people become increasingly concentrated in poor neighborhoods, breaking the link between poverty and place will be critical to any federal antipoverty plan.There’s more to SNAP than "Mars bars and Mountain Dew" Maine Governor Paul LePage recently asserted that SNAP participants use their benefits on junk food, but the choice between eating healthily or not isn’t just about preference.Reduce poverty by improving housing stability Housing instability can lead to frequent school moves, high rates of absenteeism, and low test scores among children. Housing affects almost everything.
