The pandemic housing market has been especially tough for homebuyers looking at the lower end of the price spectrum, so many are looking at alternative financing through land contracts, which can be particularly predatory. While it can be a potential path toward homeownership, assistant professor Eric Seymour says land contracts are particularly attractive for unscrupulous property dealers because rather than offering a property as a rental – which puts the property owner on the hook for maintenance and repairs – a land contract puts all the responsibilities on the buyer.
Restrepo-Mieth Analyzes Colombia’s Municipal Water Affordability Programs
Municipal Water Affordability Programs Absent a National Mandate: A Comparative Analysis of Volumetric Allowances in Colombia Abstract Municipal volumetric allowances improve the affordability of water services for low-income individuals. But what characterizes...