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The federal government says new safety standards and building materials mean home buyers priced out of site-built houses have viable options. As storms become stronger and more frequent, experts are tempering expectations.

The warning was part of an April letter the director of the Chicago regional office of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to the East St. Louis mayor and city council.

The study shows homelessness has risen since last year —and outreach workers aim to place people in permanent housing with the help of a new data-collection method.

A squatter took possession early last year and refuses to leave, and police can’t force entry without a court-ordered eviction, according to Belleville officials.

New data from a rental company shows Missouri had the biggest increase in the median price of rent. Other statistics put St. Louis among the top 10 cities with change in price.

The St. Louis Housing Authority will provide two months of security deposit aid to help with Section 8 housing vouchers and those who are applying for the program secure housing. Housing officials say the federally funded Security Deposit Assistance Program could help tenants obtain a home quicker and help landlords have fewer delays in the rental process.

This is the sixth chapter in the story of Kim Daniel, who is coping with the pandemic in a neighborhood plagued by chronic illness and much shorter life spans than those in predominantly white neighborhoods. Daniel, 55, has lived with a congenital heart defect that has taken her to death’s door several times over the course of her life.

January Harris meets all the “personal responsibility requirements” the Trump administration and Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson say…

Advocates concerned about persistent housing segregation in the region might question why promotional materials for the 2018 Fair Housing Conference use…

Missouri could lose half a million dollars in federal housing funds because of a change to the state’s discrimination law passed earlier this year.The new…