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American Homes 4 Rent (NYSE:AMH) Shares Purchased by Ellevest Inc.

Ellevest Inc. boosted its stake in American Homes 4 Rent (NYSE:AMH – Get Rating) by 86.2% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 728 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after acquiring an additional 337 shares during the period. Ellevest Inc.’s holdings in American Homes 4 Rent were worth $26,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in AMH. Norges Bank acquired a new position in American Homes 4 Rent in the

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Legal aid lawyers in Quebec hold half-day strike

A group of legal aid lawyers is going on strike for half a day on Monday, while the renewal of their collective agreement remains unresolved with the Quebec government.

The group is made up of lawyers attached to the CSN-affiliated Fédération des professionnels, who were on strike in the morning after they walked out earlier this month.

In mid-June, lawyers in the Montreal-Laval, Bas Saint-Laurent-Gaspésie and Laurentides-Lanaudière regions also voted in favor of another strike mandate, this time for seven days, to be exercised at the appropriate time.

The other group, the Fédération des avocates et avocats de l’aide juridique,

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Hurricane Ian: Here’s how renters can avoid panic and prepare for natural disasters: Severe storms, wildfires

The US has experienced nine weather and climate disasters with losses exceeding $1 billion each as of July of this year, according to the National Climate Data Center. These events have included one drought and eight severe storms. Four other weather events, including the current Hurricane Ian, have been declared major disasters by FEMA since July.

Whether you’re a renter or a homeowner, preparation is key, says Jeffrey Hussey, the director of Public Interest & Litigation at Community Legal Services of Mid-Florida, a nonprofit law firm.

“Mistakes can be made if you are rushing or panicked,” he says. “If you

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Sage Hill homeowners fight back after legal threat over unpaid fees

Homeowners are petitioning for an extraordinary general meeting with the intention of removing the board members who threatened lawsuits over unpaid residents’ association fees

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Homeowners in northwest Calgary’s Sage Hill community are organizing a petition with the intention of removing their residents’ association’s board members after the association threatened hundreds of residents

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Jacksonville residents face higher housing costs with rent, utilities both rising

The inflation rate in the US has hovered at over 8% for months, despite efforts to fight rising costs.

Whether on their JEA bills or rental agreements, at the gas pump or in the grocery store — where food inflation has risen to 11.4%, the most since 1979 — people are feeling economic pressure.

The annual inflation rate was down from 8.5% in July to 8.3% in August, the lowest in four months, according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics. But many families still saw higher-than-normal costs in their monthly budgets.

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