In Hot Rental Market, Appeal Of Attic Apartments Growing
Chicago — Nate King, 23, came to Chicago in search of an adventure. Timothy Englert, 25, wanted to pursue a career in improv. From the same small town in New Hampshire, the two moved out of their parents’ homes and stuffed their belongings into Englert’s Hyundai Sonata last spring hoping for new opportunities. The only problem was neither of them had jobs, and neither had a place to live. “A lot of the places fell through when they...
New 22-Unit Apartment Building Opens in White River Junction
White River Junction — Former New York City resident Eric Love knows how hard it can be to find an apartment. Still, when the new assistant artistic director at Northern Stage set out to find a place to live in the spacious Upper Valley, he was surprised by the lack of available rentals. “There were very few options and most were old rooms in someone else’s house,” he said. Then Love noticed that the building across the parking lot...
New Frontier for Techies
Michael Hollman says he has a job offer from Amazon.com and just interviewed at Google. But he might ditch them both for Lincoln, Neb. Hudl, a startup that provides video tools for coaches and athletes, is offering the University of Nebraska senior a chance to become a hometown hero. It’s raised more than $72 million and boasts a location that’s ridiculously more affordable than the pricey precincts that neighbor Amazon headquarters....
Minimum Wage Not Rent Money
Washington — If you’re living in a one-parent household making the $7.75 minimum wage in Hawaii, you would need to work 163 hours a week to comfortably make your rent payment on a two-bedroom apartment — giving you a luxurious five hours a week to sleep, eat or spend time with your family. To comfortably afford a decent two-bedroom home on a 40-hour work week, by contrast, you’d need to earn $31.61 an hour. The map here shows the...
