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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