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DENVER — The businessman accused of swindling people out of their life savings by promising to build them tiny homes and not delivering is now the target of a police investigation. Matt Sowash, founder of the Colorado-based nonprofit Holy Ground Tiny Houses, has also filed for bankruptcy, court records revealed Wednesday. A 14' tiny home featured on the Holy Ground Tiny Homes YouTube channel. Tiny homes have been touted as a solution to homelessness and an affordable way for many to put a roof over their heads as home prices across the country have skyrocketed. Holy Ground Tiny Homes.

☆ Factbox: Windfall taxes, spending cuts on table as Hunt tries to fix UK budget
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-19 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

LONDON, Oct 19 (Reuters) - Britain's latest finance minister Jeremy Hunt needs to raise an estimated 40 billion pounds ($45 billion) to repair public finances. British banks hold around 947 billion pounds of reserves at the BoE, largely as a result of quantitative easing that the central bank is yet to reverse. Cost estimates for completing HS2 soared to 100 billion pounds before the Leeds link was removed. The change represented a saving of 3.5 billion pounds in its first year in 2021. Asked on Oct. 19 about the foreign aid budget, Truss said more details would be set out in due course.

Before Hurricane Ian caused billions of dollars in damage in Florida, Alaura Miller considered herself a part of the lower middle class. Miller, 60, a retired barber, is among Floridians on low or fixed incomes struggling to find affordable housing in one of the nation's most popular and expensive states to live. "Florida came into this hurricane season already having a shortage of affordable housing, particularly for people who are working in service jobs and other lower wage jobs," said Anne Ray, a researcher at the University of Florida's Shimberg Center for Housing Studies. "And so, people who have lost their homes are going to be competing with the people who are already trying to find affordable housing. She added: "I've never been put in a position before where I've had to worry about where I'm going to live or where I'm going to go."

☆ They put their faith in a God-fearing man selling them tiny homes. Now they’re suing him for fraud.
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-20 | by ( Deon J. Hampton | Deon J. Hampton Is A National Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +9 min

Developer Matt Sowash, founder of the Colorado-based nonprofit Holy Ground Tiny Homes, promoted the small residences on social media, including to his 80,000 TikTok followers, with short videos portraying an upbeat, God-fearing man selling the American Dream — affordable homes with financing and no credit checks. Holy Ground Tiny Homes. A 14-foot tiny home featured on the Holy Ground Tiny Homes YouTube channel. Davis filed a lawsuit against Holy Ground in August in U.S. District Court in Colorado, seeking a refund and other damages. When the deadline approached, Holy Ground informed her that delivery would be delayed.

☆ Expandable apartment systems are the latest twist on tiny homes as people look for affordable homes — take a look inside
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-05 | by ( Sam Tabahriti | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: 1 min

In 2020, more than half of those who responded to a survey by Fidelity National Financial said they would consider living in a tiny home. A New Frontier tiny home designed by David Latimer. Studio Bull/New Frontier DesignTake a look at variations of Ori's expandable apartments.

I learned I'll be paying Private Mortgage Insurance for years, an extra $100 a month expense. Plus, my insurance company demanded I install a new roof, sewage backed up into my basement, and more. But the relief didn't last for long: Turns out, there were a myriad of unexpected costs to tackle in my first month of homeownership. But a lot of items were ruined, adding up to a substantial unexpected cost. And what's underneath your home might surprise you when it comes to the cost of maintenance.

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