housing
Life in a ‘Death Trap’: How Tenants Rose Up Against a Federally Funded Mega-Landlord
Years of living with rats, snakes, and rotted floorboards has led a group of tenants across the country to demand better from both their landlord and the federal government.
Roshan Abraham
2.20.24
Economy
Welcome to the New ‘Good’ Economy, Where Millions Get Left Behind
Prices aren't coming down, wages for many aren't catching up and rent is deeply unaffordable. But policymakers say everything is going great.
Roshan Abraham
2.12.24
Corruption
Feds Bust Massive NYC Public Housing Bribery Ring, Arrest Dozens of Allegedly Corrupt Officials
The arrest of 70 current and former New York City Housing Authority officials is the biggest single-day bribery bust in the DOJ’s history.
Roshan Abraham
2.6.24
Homelessness
Democratic Congress Members Call on Biden To Fight Criminalization of Homelessness
Rep. Barbara Lee and three of her colleagues expressed their “deep concerns” about the issue in a letter to President Joe Biden on Thursday.
Roshan Abraham
2.1.24
Homelessness
Housing Crisis Update: Unhoused People Are Living In Elaborate Cave Networks Now
Two separate encampments in elaborate caves containing furniture and home decor were discovered in California, because America is in its post-apocalypse era.
Roshan Abraham
1.31.24
Homelessness
Republicans Push To Legalize ‘Property Owners’ Killing Homeless People in Kentucky
In Kentucky, politicians are preparing to vote on a law that would authorize the use of force against unhoused people who are found to be camping on private property.
Roshan Abraham
1.22.24
Homelessness
Wow! Bipartisan Effort Convinces Supreme Court to Rule on Screwing Homeless People
In an inspiring show of unity, Republican and Democrat lawmakers convinced the Supreme Court to take up a case that would criminalize homelessness.
Roshan Abraham
1.17.24
Real Estate
TikTok Real Estate Influencers and ‘Grifters’ Are in Deep Trouble, Short Seller Says
Financial firm Viceroy Research says amateur real estate hustlers are now struggling to pay back the loans they took out to buy apartment buildings during the housing boom.
Roshan Abraham
1.11.24
Tech news
$8.5M Nationwide Airbnb Scam Targeted Black People, Prosecutors Allege
Prosecutors allege that real estate "visionary" Shray Goel and an accomplice decided who to scam in part based on racial prejudices.
Roshan Abraham
1.5.24
Tech news
Notorious Airbnb Host Charged with Allegedly Running $8.5M Nationwide Scam
Shray Goel is charged with running an Airbnb scam across 100 U.S. properties.
Roshan Abraham
1.2.24
Tech news
Homelessness In U.S. at Highest Level Since 2008 Financial Crisis, Federal Report Reveals
The federal report on homelessness shows "that the rent is too high for a growing number of Americans," advocates say.
Roshan Abraham
12.18.23
Blackstone
Corporation Buying U.S. Homes Makes Cringey Taylor Swift-Inspired Music Video
The private equity firm Blackstone, which owns thousands of single-family homes and rental units, is bringing the cringe to this holiday season.
Roshan Abraham
12.15.23
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