Lori Rivera, Real Estate Consultant

05/14/2026

On an average autumn morning last year, Gary Verbrugge would walk off his front porch and watch as a full-grown bull moose took to pruning his apple tree 20 feet away.

05/13/2026

HUD Secretary Scott Turner proposed cutting $393 million from homeless assistance programs and called the Housing First model, which prioritizes quickly bringing people into shelter without preconditions before treating them, a failed approach.

05/13/2026

While the billionaires get much richer, 60% of working-class Americans struggle to afford food or housing. Millions are losing healthcare.

Yes. The very rich should start paying their fair share of taxes. That’s why I support the California Wealth Tax on billionaires.

05/13/2026

05/13/2026

The school year may be coming to a end, but the Student and Teacher discount day at The HOPE Chest is in full swing!

05/13/2026

Hillary Clinton’s speech from a decade ago is going viral again because people are realizing it was never really about politics. It was about judgment, temperament and the terrifying consequences of handing enormous power to someone fundamentally unfit to hold it. At the time, many mocked her warn...

05/11/2026

Durham, North Carolina offers first-time homebuyers up to $80,000 in assistance through a 15-year forgivable loan, meaning buyers who stay in the home as their primary residence for 15 years owe nothing back. A city audit found that many eligible buyers may not be hearing about the program consistently, and warned of underutilization risk that could limit the program's reach.

10/26/2025