HOUSING CRISIS
How I Explained Australia’s Rental Crisis To My Mum Over Text
My boomer mum knows Australia's rental crisis is bad, but she doesn't quite grasp how bad.
Landlords Throw Party to Celebrate Being Able to Evict People Again
The Berkeley Property Owners Association's fall mixer is called "Celebrating the End of the Eviction Moratorium."
Researchers Gave Unhoused People $7,500. What Happened Next Is Incredible.
The Canadian study “adds to growing global evidence demonstrating the benefits of cash transfers to low-income populations," researchers say.
'Preposterous': A Landlord Is Trying to Deregulate a Building Based on Decades-Old Renovations
“What was going on 40 years ago? Ronald Reagan was president, milk cost $1.35, gas was 96 cents a gallon,” State Senator Zellnor Myrie said.
Public Housing Residents Face 'Disproportionate' Eviction Filings: Report
A Princeton report found that public housing authorities are more likely than private landlords to make multiple eviction filings against tenants.
This City Made Developers Build Affordable Housing or Pay Up. They All Paid.
Every developer in the city of Montreal has paid cash or land into a fund rather than build affordable housing themselves after a recent bylaw passed.
Economists Support Nationwide Rent Control in Letter to Biden Admin
"All the empirical literature suggests that the basic economic story does not hold" when it comes to anti-rent control arguments, said one economist.
Legal Aid Groups Are Coming for Landlords Who Reject Renters With Past Evictions
Legal aid groups filed a lawsuit and complaint against landlords in Cook County that they say are blanket rejecting renters who have eviction records.
LGBTQ Asylum Seekers Fleeing Violence in Africa Are Sleeping on Canada’s Streets
Toronto's housing and shelter crisis has forced many asylum seekers to question Canada's commitment to refugees.
Tenants Are Fighting to Influence the Bank That Funds Their Landlords
Failed Signature Bank is in FDIC receivership, and tenants are seizing the opportunity to push for repairs and stronger regulations around lending.
U.S. Building More Apartments Than It Has In Decades, But Not For the Poor: Report
Apartment construction has reached a 50-year high, but the amount of units affordable to the lowest income groups has decreased nationwide.
NYC's Widespread Homeless Sweeps Resulted in 3 People With Permanent Housing: Report
A city audit reveals that sweeps encompassing over 2,000 people have largely failed to transition the unhoused into permanent housing.