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Renters: How to Weatherize Your Home to Reduce Energy Costs

While you may not have much control over the cost of utilities, you do have some control over how efficiently you use them.

by Julie Freijat

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Watch: Mapping and Managing Energy Burden in Kansas City

What is energy burden, anyway?

by Julie Freijat

Housing

College Students Grapple with Housing Troubles as Costs Soar

Rising rents and maintenance mishaps can compound an already demanding university experience

Housing

Kansas City Home Builders Push Back on Energy Efficiency Rules, Blame Them for Housing Crunch

Debating the Economics of Sustainability

by Mili Mansaray, The Beacon

News & Issues

Neighborhood Blocks a Low-Barrier Shelter Addressing Homelessness in Kansas City

Kansas City is debating how to spend federal funds to shelter chronically homeless people. But plans for a new low-barrier shelter faced stiff opposition.

by Mili Mansaray, The Beacon

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KCPS Ponders School in Brookside for Teacher Housing

Closed in 2009 and mothballed in 2016, the Bryant school building may become a teacher hiring and retention tool. Community input sought by May 17.

by Haines Eason

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As Homelessness Surges, Kansas Communities Look to Lawrence

Lawrence has invested in its shelter, temporary housing and services. But has that made it a de facto drop-off site for neighboring law enforcement agencies and service organizations?

by Haines Eason

News & Issues

Kansas City Homeowners Don’t Want to Sell. Here’s Why

Higher Mortgage Rates and Tight Supply Make it Harder to Move

by Mili Mansaray, The Beacon

News & Issues

Better Together: Kansas Workshop Connects Agencies to Rural Communities

Second Rural Prosperity Event to Be Held in McPherson This Month

News & Issues

5 Companies Own 8,000 Kansas City Area Homes, Creating Intense Competition for Residents

Kansas City homebuyers are bidding against mega-corporations for houses. This is how out real estate investment impacts local communities.

by Mili Mansaray, The Beacon

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