Columbus Ranks 8th Worst Large City For Minority Homeownership Rates

A new study on home equity ranked the largest US cities by minority homeownership rates, and Columbus placed toward the bottom of the list. With a minority homeownership rate of just 32.3 percent, Columbus scored 8th worst on that list. “Despite some improvement, low rates of homeownership among minority households is both a result of and […]
Impact Invest 2020

Housing Joint Venture presents ImpactInvest: The Real Estate Investing Conference In August 2020, our energetic community of high-powered, socially-conscious individuals will descend on Columbus, OH. We are focused on harnessing our power to propel economic, social and political change. ImpactInvest is a source of inspiration and support that connects and empowers us to advocate for […]
Urban Living Site Relaunched

The Columbus Underground Urban Living website debuted a refreshed look today, undergoing its first major visual overhaul since launching in 2012. The site was created to provide an easy-to-use service for locals looking for a new home, apartment or condo in Columbus’ central neighborhoods and suburbs. With an influx of new apartment buildings and a […]
Photos: Fall Urban Living Tour

On September 15, Columbus Underground hosted the first-ever Fall edition of the Urban Living Tour event series, showcasing apartments, condos and homes located in and around Downtown Columbus. The event will return in its more traditional form and format in May 2020. Until then, check out several photos from the fall edition of the event […]
$100 Million Allocated to Affordable Housing in Columbus

Central Ohio is lacking in affordable housing (ie: low-income housing), but a new fund hopes to change that. Local civic and business leaders announced today that a $100 million Housing Action Fund would help address that need. “We know that more than 54,000 people in central Ohio live at or near poverty and spend more […]