Rent
Opinion: Rent Control Works
A dozen arguments for why rent control is effective and necessary in the current housing crisis.
Evictions Surge as Protections End
With pandemic assistance funding running out, many U.S. renters face the threat of eviction, with families with children at a disproportionately high risk for losing their housing.
Analysis: Pandemic Housing Relief Prevented Millions of Evictions
Federal data reveals that millions of Americans could have faced eviction without emergency housing aid distributed during the pandemic.
U.S. Rent Growth Slows, but Keeps Rising
The pace of rent growth is slowing, but U.S. renters still face growing housing costs in most metro areas.
San Francisco Rents Cheaper Now Than in 2020
Though ‘cheap’ is a relative term.
Rent Increases Highest for Lowest-Income Households
Renters at the lower end of the spectrum see no relief in sight as rent hikes remain stubbornly high.
Renters Expected To Fare Better Next Year
After years of rising housing costs, renters will see some relief in 2023 as supply rises and more tenant households stay put.
New York’s Small Landlords Protest for the Right to Exclude
Landlords with fewer properties say rent stabilization, eviction moratoriums, and rising costs for repairs and maintenance are making it impossible for them to keep their businesses going.
Housing Out of Reach as Costs and Mortgage Rates Rise
The monthly costs—mortgage payments, property taxes, and insurance—of a typical low-end home in the Boston region has reached $3,600 a month. A typical home costs $5,000 a month.
Evictions on the Rise in Phoenix
Landlords in the Arizona metropolis filed the most evictions since 2008 last month.
New York City’s Housing Shortage Continues
Decades-old policies have led to a deepening shortage of housing units, particularly for low- and middle-income households.
Manhattan Home Sales Slow, Rent Growth Continues
The Manhattan housing market is seeing lower sale prices and a slowdown in demand, but rents in the city are still going up.
Report: California Renter Protections Falling Short
New research reveals that the state’s rent cap law is stymied by a lack of transparency and toothless enforcement.
A Who’s Who of Bay Area Real Estate
An analysis from the San Francisco Chronicle identifies twelve of the biggest and most influential owners of rental properties in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Chicago Renters Struggling to Afford Housing
Experts have little hope that growing rent costs will stabilize anytime soon.
Breaking NYC’s Housing Speculation Cycle
When wealthy investors treat homes like poker chips, it is the tenants who end up losing. How do we interrupt the vicious cycle of speculation and displacement?
Explaining Rent Inflation
The delayed effects of changes in rent costs make rent inflation a difficult figure to pin down.
No End in Sight to U.S. Housing Shortage
Despite recent cooling in the overheated U.S. housing market, high costs and labor and supply shortages are causing continuing hardship for potential homebuyers and renters.
California Rents Could Spike by as Much as 10 Percent
Thanks to inflation, landlords in parts of the state not limited by local rent stabilization ordinances can raise rent by up to 10 percent starting in August.
Capsule Housing: Affordable Solution or Dystopia?
Like Japan’s capsule hotels, the ‘podsharing’ housing model offers minimal, shared living space—but can it work as a long-term housing solution?
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City of Albany
UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies
Mpact (formerly Rail~Volution)
Chaddick Institute at DePaul University
City of Piedmont, CA
Great Falls Development Authority, Inc.
HUDs Office of Policy Development and Research
