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Senator Sherrod Brown was in Youngstown Monday talking to people who have struggled to find affordable housing and housing experts. One of the big obstacles discussed—the way people are renting or getting into land contracts for houses that are substandard.

U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown of Cleveland, D-Ohio, invited Durkin and other local housing experts and advocates to a roundtable discussion on the obstacles to affordable housing Monday at the Public Library of Youngstown and Mahoning County along Wick Avenue.

Ohio Senator Sherrod Brown got a clearer picture of some of the Valley’s housing problems on Monday at a meeting with local groups and city leaders.

Help is needed to improve not only the city’s housing stock, but to protect those who want to buy or rent from predatory lenders and absentee landlords, Youngstown area housing officials said.

Huntington Bank rolled out new products and services in 2019 and also earned honors for customer satisfaction.