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Adventures in Housing

Renting in New York can be rough, but she found something "really special"

by Sarah Leeson
Dec 4, 2024
Melissa Mesku happened upon the perfect rent-stabilized apartment on Manhattan's Lower East Side. How did she beat the odds?
Urban canyons: High-density living in New York City.
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Gen Z is burdened by rent. That doesn't bode well for its future wealth

by Caleigh Wells
Oct 23, 2024
A majority of 18-to-25-year-olds spend more than 30% of their pre-tax income on rent.
Two consecutive rent-burdened generations can't keep up with the housing market.
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Latest Census data show an increase in childhood poverty

by Matt Levin
Sep 13, 2024
Despite wage gains, lower-income families have been hit hard by inflation and the expiration of pandemic-era benefits.
In 2021, largely because of a temporary expanded child tax credit, only about 5% of children lived in poverty. Now, nearly 14% of children do.
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Apartment rents aren't rising as quickly anymore, but remain far higher than pre-pandemic

by Samantha Fields
Sep 3, 2024
In New York the median rent for a one-bedroom just crossed $4,500, by one estimate.
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Housing a big driver of inflation in the July CPI, but there's a lag

by Sabri Ben-Achour
Aug 14, 2024
The data shows rising shelter costs, but industry experts say current market conditions tell a different story.
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More trouble for real estate loans, but not the kind you think

by Matt Levin
Aug 8, 2024
High interest rates, lower than expected rents, and an oversupply of new apartments are squeezing landlords, especially those located in Sunbelt states.
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Rise in house completions means relief is coming for home seekers

by Samantha Fields
Jul 17, 2024
The increase in housing supply will help bring down, or at least steady, prices, experts say.
"The best way to deal with inflation is supply, right?" says Logan Mohtashami of HousingWire. "You want to build as much as you can and get those homes out there for people to live in and bring down the rise of rents."
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Mobile home rent discrimination case raises legal questions in Massachusetts

by Simón Rios
Jul 3, 2024
The state bans price discrimination at parks. Hometown America argues it should be able to charge new residents more than longtime ones.
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U.S. rents have grown faster than wages for the past 5 years

by Samantha Fields
May 8, 2024
Rent growth is slower in some places, but much faster in others. We're looking at you, New York City.
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RealPage rent-fixing lawsuit highlights use of algorithms to set rents

by Matt Levin
Apr 16, 2024
Lawsuits allege that RealPage, a company many large landlords use to price their apartments, uses confidential data in an anti-competitive way.
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