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Back to news homeWho Will Stand Up for Renters? Their Elected Representatives, Who Also Rent.
When Matt Haney entered the California Legislature, he discovered he was part of a tiny minority: a legislator who rents.Mr. Haney has never owned property and, at 41 years old, […]
This Is What It Looks Like to Try to Count America’s Homeless Population
Jobs in the Delta are scarce, government services are limited and the nonprofit infrastructure is thin, Ms. Maharrey said. The burden of helping the desperate falls largely to churches, neighbors […]
The Rent Revolution Is Coming
For the 44 million households who rent a home or apartment in the U.S., inflation keeps pushing costs higher and higher. Anger is rising too. It could be a breaking […]
Reno Is Booming. Some Workers Feel Left Behind.
Companies are flocking to the Nevada city, but the rising cost of housing, gas and groceries is making daily life a struggle for many who work there. Read More
In California’s Housing Fight, It’s Newsom vs. NIMBY
As affordable housing problems spread, California’s enforcement kick could be an indication of an increasingly pitched battle between cities and states over housing. It also gives a clue into how […]
3 views: Thoughts on Flow
A nonexhaustive list of why Marc Andreessen and Adam Neumann have misread America’s housing problems When Marc Andreessen announced that he was sinking $350 million of a16z investors’ money into […]
It Was the Housing Crisis Epicenter. Now the Sun Belt Is an Inflation Vanguard.
A.J. Frank watched the Phoenix real estate market and its entire economy implode as he was graduating from high school in 2009, a scarring experience that has made him a […]
Relief Eludes Many Renters as Fed Raises Interest Rates
Already, new home construction has dropped sharply as borrowing costs climb, declining 14.4 percent in May to the lowest rate in more than a year. Early data suggest that apartment […]
Proptech still has fundamental problems for entrepreneurs to solve
Jake Fingert Contributor Jake Fingert is a managing partner at Camber Creek, a strategic venture capital firm investing in real estate technology companies. Lionel Foster Contributor Over the last decade, […]