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The news that hundreds of properties in Greenwich could contain a lead service line drew significant attention in the town, where the median household income is $180,000 per year and more than 60% of the housing is owner-occupied.
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Andrew Brown, Hartford Courant, 28 July 2025
Meanwhile, in the past five years, the report found that new home listings dropped by 64%, new housing construction permits fell by an average of 13% and the state’s vacancy rate for both rental and owner-occupied units reached historic lows.
—Lizzie Kane, Chicago Tribune, 24 June 2025
Under those rules, a St. Paul duplex or triplex that is not owner-occupied may lease out one short-term rental.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 17 June 2025
In districts where fewer than 80% of units were owner-occupied, average turnout was just 34%, but in taxing districts where 80% or more of residents own their homes, average turnout exceeded 55%.
—R. Christian Smith, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2025
About 72% of Detroit-area homes are owner-occupied, compared with over 65% nationally, Census Bureau data shows.
—Joe Guillen, Axios, 11 Feb. 2025
Again, owner-occupied, single-family residences are eligible; investment properties and vacation homes are not.
—Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 22 Jan. 2025
Forty-four of North Lawndale’s few thousand vacant lots will soon be turned over to developers in an effort by the city to provide lower-cost, owner-occupied, for-sale housing options and repopulate communities after a decadeslong population decline.
—Lizzie Kane, Chicago Tribune, 27 Nov. 2024
This is the 30th annual edition of the report, which takes a deep dive through 14 million square feet of office buildings, vacancies, sales, and government and owner-occupied spaces to analyze the state of the downtown office market.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 15 Nov. 2024
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Andrew Brown, Hartford Courant, 28 July 2025
Meanwhile, in the past five years, the report found that new home listings dropped by 64%, new housing construction permits fell by an average of 13% and the state’s vacancy rate for both rental and owner-occupied units reached historic lows.
—Lizzie Kane, Chicago Tribune, 24 June 2025
Under those rules, a St. Paul duplex or triplex that is not owner-occupied may lease out one short-term rental.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 17 June 2025
In districts where fewer than 80% of units were owner-occupied, average turnout was just 34%, but in taxing districts where 80% or more of residents own their homes, average turnout exceeded 55%.
—R. Christian Smith, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2025
About 72% of Detroit-area homes are owner-occupied, compared with over 65% nationally, Census Bureau data shows.
—Joe Guillen, Axios, 11 Feb. 2025
Again, owner-occupied, single-family residences are eligible; investment properties and vacation homes are not.
—Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 22 Jan. 2025
Forty-four of North Lawndale’s few thousand vacant lots will soon be turned over to developers in an effort by the city to provide lower-cost, owner-occupied, for-sale housing options and repopulate communities after a decadeslong population decline.
—Lizzie Kane, Chicago Tribune, 27 Nov. 2024
This is the 30th annual edition of the report, which takes a deep dive through 14 million square feet of office buildings, vacancies, sales, and government and owner-occupied spaces to analyze the state of the downtown office market.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 15 Nov. 2024
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“Owner-occupied.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/owner-occupied. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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