NeighborWorks® of Grays Harbor contributes to the community conversation on housing issues through a weekly column in the Daily World titled "Nailing it Down."

Since 1999, the "Nailing it Down"articles have been published in the Daily World and other countywide weekly newspapers. NeighborWorks® of Grays Harbor County has collaborated with local newspapers, elected officials and local experts to publish articles covering hundreds of topics. Please feel free to browse the topic list
below for tips and timely information.

Nailing It Down

the blog

Archive

Simple ways to give yourself the gift of a debt-free Christmas

Are you still eating turkey sandwiches at your house? We hope you enjoyed a particularly satisfying Thanksgiving with friends and family. There is a bit of irony, isn’t there, that in America in our rush to buy gifts for Christmas, taking time to be grateful gets short shrift! Christmas and the rest of the holiday season is a wonderful time and we don’t want to sound like Scrooge. However, after years of helping people with budgets and difficult financial situations, over an

Law protects low-income people from housing discrimination

When it comes to homelessness, it can seem like a huge, complex problem and it is. The number of homeless people keeps growing– but lasting answers, so far, have been allusive. Helpful changes are happening. Thanks to a set of recently enacted state laws, we see some positive steps toward addressing certain aspects of the homeless and subsidized housing problem—something everyone working on the problems has been concerned about statewide. In Grays Harbor, the best estimates

Floods, molds, pests: What does your home insurance cover?

Insurance is one of those things that can be hard to spend money on, but when you are in need you will find yourself so grateful that you did. Last week we talked about the need for – and the relatively inexpensive cost – of renters insurance. We also talked about some things – such as trampolines, swimming pools and certain breeds of dogs with a bad biting history – that are likely not covered under your homeowner’s insurance. And to reiterate – the average renter’s insuranc

Pools, trampolines often not covered by homeowners or renters insurance

Who pays good money for something they hope to never use? Well, we hope you do! We are talking about insurance. If you are a homeowner or a renter, having an insurance policy that is well suited to you and your life is of paramount importance to your future finances and well being, as well as to your current peace of mind. It’s been a while since we’ve talked about insurance, but our recent columns on residential fires as well as the recent stormy, wet weather made us realiz

Español

Nailing It Down

the blog

Archive

Search By Tags