A con artist real-estate agent tricked a prospective tenant out of two years' rent - $100,000 - for two apartments, authorities said. The woman handed over her life savings to Leif Lopez, a licensed broker she met on craigslist and who had ...

St. Patrick to provide homes for homeless - St. Louis Post-Dispatch

St. Louis — The largest provider of homeless services in Missouri is opening a $5 million housing complex to help get the most desperate people off the streets for good, altering the way it treats people who cycle in and out of shelters for years ...

Low-income seniors feel squeeze of higher rent - San Diego Union-Tribune

He lives on Social Security benefits at a low-income development for seniors in City Heights and recently learned that his rent is going up – a problem affecting other cash-strapped seniors throughout the state. “I don't understand how they can ...

Transit center apartments planned with artists in mind - La Crosse Tribune

Who will live in the the 72 apartments and 20 condos that will be part of the La Crosse Municipal Transit Utility’s new Grand River Station? Don Smith of the La Crosse Arts Steering Committee hopes many of those residents will be artists. Work ...

Judge overturns ruling in EPA rent case - Palo Alto Online

A temporary restraining order issued last Friday that protected tenants of East Palo Alto apartments owned by Woodland Management Co. from retaliation for not paying scheduled rent increases was overturned Wednesday. San Mateo County Superior Court ...