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Watters: New York's been dipping its toes into communism for a while. Nearly half the city is on medicaid. 20% of the city on food stamps. One out of every three renters lives in a rent- stabilized apartment pic.twitter.com/GWka9JvMEb — Acyn (@Acyn) June 26, 2026
ExxAlerts and NY Post lay out the nightmare… Tenant racks up 30k damage ripping walls and bathroom… Landlord drops 40k on lawyers plus endless delays… City funnels 2350 monthly voucher cash then ghosts the problem… Neighbors cut leases and flee because the guy endangers everyone… Blue city courts force landlords into unpaid social worker duty …
A two-story building in Oak Cliff near Bishop Arts District went up in a fireball yesterday afternoon after reports of a gas leak. Dallas Fire-Rescue escalated to a 4-alarm response with nearly 100 firefighters battling the blaze and searching rubble. At least two women and one child confirmed dead, four hospitalized, and up to 11 …
Three U.S. airmen who were killed in an air fueling crash in Iraq will be brought home. This comes as Iran retaliated overnight after Israel killed two high-ranking Iranian officials. Here’s the latest on the war. https://abc7.com/live-updates/iran-war-live-updates-israel-steps-operation-lebanon-trump-says-countries-help-strait-hormuz/18721484/ An Israeli airstrike has struck an apartment building in Bachoura, central Beirut. The Israeli army had warned residents …
The national median rent fell 0.8% in December, and now stands at $1,356. This closes the book on 2025, with five consecutive months of rent declines. Based on recent years, we expect another 1-2 months of rent drops before the market turns a corner in early Spring. Rent prices nationally are down 1.3% compared to …
This apartment is rent stabilized at $985 a month in Flatbush. Because of a 2019 law that Mamdani supports, they can't raise rents after bringing this apartment up to code so they can't afford to/are going bankrupt. This is the consequence of the very policies the Mayor supports https://t.co/G7t2YoJWU6 — Sean Fitzgerald (Actual Justice Warrior) …
The Judge ruled against Candace Owens on April 1, 2021. For $21,300 in back rent plus $4,742 in legal fees – a $3,580 deposit made by Owens when she leased the apartment and – $2,094 due to a Connecticut law that limits recoverable legal fees to 15% of the total judgement.… — National Conservative (@NatCon2022) …
The national median rent for apartments fell 1% in November from October, and now stands at $1,367, according to Apartment List. The national multifamily vacancy rate was 7.2% in November, a record high. The historic surge in multifamily construction over the past few years is now pulling back, but a good supply of new units …
Apartment rents are collapsing pic.twitter.com/M3NidrcgKQ — Darth Powell (@VladTheInflator) October 18, 2025 This is only a surprise to those who don’t think https://t.co/nwzceOtxqS — Freedomain – with Stefan Molyneux, MA (@StefanMolyneux) October 19, 2025 https://www.zumper.com/rent-research/national-rent-report
NEW: West Palm Beach man had to be lifted by a crane from his apartment for medical attention pic.twitter.com/EVDKRk2oo4 — Unlimited L's (@unlimited_ls) October 8, 2025
By the time the implosion of Housing Bubble 2.0 finishes playing out, I suspect a lot of unhappy landlords will be forced to slash rents to attract or keep quality tenants. 17% of Home Sellers dropped their asking price in August pic.twitter.com/oeOxYJ6s4N — Barchart (@Barchart) October 3, 2025 h/ty Boo_Randy_II
Former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo recently criticized Zohran Mamdani, the frontrunner in the race for New York City mayor, for residing in a $2,300/month rent-stabilized apartment in Astoria, Queens despite earning a six-figure income. Cuomo argues that this situation deprives low-income New Yorkers of affordable housing, especially during the city’s ongoing affordability crisis. Jimmy …
This is happening right now in Israel. A ballistic missile hit an apartment building, collapsing half of it. pic.twitter.com/Clu8xJ4dmL — Ian Miles Cheong (@ianmiles) June 15, 2025
NYC has decided to stop building an affordable housing complex and turn it into a homeless shelter, outraging residents who claim they were lied to…
If I add in Cary and Durham into the search there’s 19,000+ units for rent in the region. I can’t recall seeing the rental market this flooded before. I’m curious about other cities h/t IDontKnow_JackSchitt
Imagine 4 more years of this getting worse https://t.co/DaNTOYX2a4 — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) October 17, 2024 A dangerous Venezuelan gang has taken over at least four apartment complexes in San Antonio, Texas, as it expands its reach in yet another America city, DailyMail.com can reveal. Dubbed the ‘epitome of evil’, Tren de Aragua (TdA) is …
LOS ANGELES — A new Costco store that is bringing affordable housing to Southern California is breaking ground on Wednesday. Developer Thrive Living plans to use a five-acre site in the Baldwin Village neighborhood in South Los Angeles to build 5035 Coliseum – a mixed-use complex that features the members-only warehouse store and residential rental …
!! https://t.co/VECSr4dVhH — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) September 3, 2024 🚨 SOUTH AMERICAN GANGS ARE BEGINNING TO TAKE OVER MORE BUILDINGS IN THE UNITED STATES ⚠️ PREPARE FOR THIS TO GET WAY WORSE‼️ pic.twitter.com/K4shuehFGU — Matt Wallace (@MattWallace888) September 3, 2024 This was posted yesterday on tiktok. Chicago residents have recently been speaking out about the …
I work 50 hours a week and I live in a car because I can’t qualify for an apartment in America. byu/Fun_Balance_1809 ineconomicCollapse
Eastern Suburbs of Denver Colorado. Is's happening. Download this on the 19th. pic.twitter.com/5ji1YSMXTK — Shepardess (@Shepardess2) August 28, 2024 Breaking news- Parts of Aurora, Colorado, a suburb just nine miles east of Denver, are being overtaken by a violent Venezuelan gang, a city official told Fox News.Denver’s sanctuary city policies are being blamed for the …
Brad Sumrok, aka the ‘Apartment King’, is all tan, smiles, and white teeth as he launches into a typical sales pitch. At one of his glitzy networking events in Dallas, he claims to have ‘created over 600 millionaires’ by coaching everyone from doctors to warehouse workers in how to invest in commercial real estate. Never, …
On July 11, 2024, a dangerous fire erupted inside a four-story apartment building in Northeast Philadelphia near Cottman Avenue and Roosevelt Boulevard. Flames leapt above the building into the night sky, and the fire quickly grew from a 2nd to a 3rd alarm blaze.
Due to inflation eating away at earnings and less supply of affordable housing, the majority of Americans today cannot afford median rent prices, according to a new report by the real estate company Redfin. The analysis comes as other reports indicate that both homeowners and renters are struggling with high housing costs due to inflationary …
"Just 39% of renters make enough to afford the median-priced apartment."@Redfin pic.twitter.com/UPQi7t7m92 — Daily Chartbook (@dailychartbook) June 24, 2024
In downtown Los Angeles, the Weingart Center Tower has recently opened as a high-rise homeless shelter. Here are the key details: The tower comprises 228 studio apartments, 47 one-bedroom apartments, and three apartments for onsite managers. Each unit costs an estimated $600,000 and is funded by taxpayers. Residents will have access to amenities such as a gym, an art room, a music room, and …
via Mike Shedlock Rents were not falling as reported recently by Apartment List. Nor are Apt List estimates correct now. Let’s discuss what’s really happening and why Truflation is wrong as well. Data courtesy of Apartment List, chart by Mish Please consider the Apartment List National Rent Report for May (April Data). Welcome to the May 2024 …
Literally had to leave the state because I could not find a reasonable studio. Crossed the state border and living a better life! h/t thinkB4WeSpeak
Values of apartments and commercial real estate are down as much as 30-40% from the peak in the middle of 2022. Indicating a widespread crash in the real estate market that could get worse as 2024 progresses.
The cost of living in Geneva Our lease is open-ended, and any rent increases are linked to an index based on inflation. We haven’t experienced a rent hike in the past 15 years, primarily because there hasn’t been significant inflation here. When we first signed the lease, the security deposit was set at three months’ …
