Housing Crisis

The owners of homes built by Habitat for Humanity tend to be in frontline and essential service occupations hit especially hard by the pandemic. Now, Habitat homeowners are having a harder time paying their mortgage. The organization’s Charlotte office reports that about 330 are behind in their mortgage payments – about triple the amount from a year ago.

Housing advocates are calling on North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper to guarantee safe housing for the state's homeless population to help prevent the spread…

This week, WFAE has been reporting on the increasing number of eviction cases in Mecklenburg County. We’ve looked at reasons, such as rising rents,…

More homeowners in Charlotte have mortgage debt than in most other major metro areas around the country. Are we just prone to big spending, or is…

When Bank of America announces quarterly earnings this week, foreclosures and defaulting loans will once again be a key part of the equation.The Charlotte…