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Nearly a third of tenants either missed or couldn't pay full July rent, survey finds

by Mitchell Hartman
Jul 10, 2020
The problem is worse among households earning $50,000 a year or less.
One reason tenants have been able to pay at all is the $600-a-week federal pandemic unemployment payments.
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Homeowners had amassed record equity as crisis began

by Amy Scott
Jul 6, 2020
Housing wealth and other protections advantage owners over renters.
A neighborhood in San Francisco. Home values have only kept rising as buyers compete for a limited supply of houses.
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With July rents due, renters brace for evictions

by Jasmine Garsd
Jun 30, 2020
According to the Urban Institute, nearly 20% of people who rent did not pay in June.
Many renters rights organizations are saying that government needs to step in, and help both renters and landlords stay afloat.
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Life on the bottom rung of the rental market during a housing crisis

by Aaron Mendelson
May 21, 2020
One group of California tenants say they feel stuck in dirty, dangerous accommodations.
A courtyard at the River Glen Apartments in San Bernardino, California.
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Report finds link between high housing costs and poor health

by Renata Sago
Mar 19, 2019
According to a new report from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the University of Wisconsin — which ranks the health of nearly every county in the U.S. — more than 10 percent of households live with the burden of…
A "For Rent" sign is seen on a building Hollywood, California, May 11, 2016.
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Making sense of housing market data

by Amy Scott
Mar 8, 2019
It's more straightforward than it seems.
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Seattle tests new law aimed at preventing discrimination by landlords

by Marketplace Contributor
May 11, 2017
The first qualified applicant must be approved under the ordinance. Landlords are suing.
Beth Bylund outside one of the houses she rents in north Seattle.
Eilis O'Neill
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Renters facing affordability crisis as wages stagnate

by Adam Allington
Dec 12, 2016
Evictions are on the rise as renters pay increasing share of income for housing.
A view of historic homes on Logan Circle in Washington, D.C.
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Inflation is tame — unless you're a renter

by Mitchell Hartman
Nov 17, 2015
Rents are up 3.7 percent nationwide, and by double digits in some urban markets.
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Landlords have the upper hand in many rental markets

by Annie Baxter
Feb 17, 2015
Low apartment vacancy rates mean renters are often at the mercy of landlords
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