MOUNT VERNON - Senior tenants of the August P. Petrillo Apartments fear that any rent increases will leave them unable to pay and are contemplating hiring an attorney to stop any significant hikes.

How does your rent rate? (The Morning Call)

A one-bedroom apartment in Bethlehem averages $725, a price tag that is relatively higher than $625 in Allentown, but less than $733 in Easton, according to Rentometer.com, a Web site to check how your rent compares with others.

Housing market in Welsh town shows wider woes (AM New York)

During a bustling lunch hour in this Welsh commuter town, 25-year-old Richard Williams is one of the few who pause to look at properties for sale in a real-estate agent's window -- and he isn't buying.

Section 8 loophole thwarts evacuees (New Orleans Times-Picayune)

Two weeks ago in Houston, two Katrina evacuees hauled the final boxes out of their apartments. But even as their landlords prepared to change their locks, Gina Martin and Samantha Egana couldn't go home to New Orleans, because their Section 8 vouchers were stalled by the Houston Housing Authority.

Julian Center just $2.5M away from homes (The Indianapolis Star)

Domestic violence survivors will soon have a permanent refuge in Indianapolis. The Julian Center plans to buy and refurbish the Vermont Apartments, with 19 units at 34th and Meridian streets, then build a 52-unit apartment complex next door.