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Environmental Factor – January 2023: January is National Radon Action Month: Have you tested your home?
Science can often become a personal mission, pushed by personalized activities. For Ellen Hahn, Ph.D., the decline of another person you know is what motivates her to teach men and women in the course of her household condition about the dangers of radon publicity. Hahn talked over two NIEHS-funded study initiatives that assist Appalachian family members have an understanding of the worth of household radon testing in decreasing the prevalence of lung most cancers in rural communities. (Picture courtesy of Ellen Hahn) Lois, who was a under no circumstances-smoker and acquaintance of Hahn’s BREATHE research crew, died in 2013 from radon-induced lung cancer. Higher levels of radon — which is…
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HOAs and Legislators Consider Taking Action Against Real-Estate Investors
Real-estate investors have been dominating the single-family home market during the pandemic. Lawmakers and HOA members are rallying to stop investors from controlling their neighborhoods. Dallas sees a model in Canada’s effort to curb investor activity. Loading Something is loading. With the housing market outlook standing up against extreme volatility in financial markets, investors are all-in on single-family home investments. Whether they’re looking for long-term rentals or to make a quick flip, investors like Invitation Homes, the owner of 83,000 properties, and mom & pop operations, are making it harder for people to compete when looking to buy in their own neighborhoods. Investors bought 33% of US homes on the…
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Federal Commission Suit Now A Class Action; NAR, Realogy Vow To Appeal
In a major blow to the National Association of Realtors and major real estate franchisors, hundreds of thousands of homesellers can ask to be reimbursed for more than $1 billion in commissions they paid to buyer agents in the past eight years as a result of a federal court ruling on Friday. The National Association of Realtors and real estate holding company Realogy on Monday both signaled plans to appeal the ruling. Just days after hearing oral arguments, Judge Stephen R. Bough of the U.S. District Court in Western Missouri granted class certification in one of two federal commissions lawsuits that could rock the real estate industry and impact how agents…
