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America’s rental market collapses as average workers can’t even get approved for apartments they can afford

May 8, 2026 1:54 pm

Tenant screening industry worth $1.3 billion blocks renters over old 1985 debt-to-income rules and dismissed evictions. Credit floors, non-refundable application fees and seven-year blacklists slam doors on working families. Landlords reject solid tenants while units sit empty in the middle …

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Texas real estate agent testifies fake tech firms import Indian workers, forge visa documents, pay for 10 apartments at a time while Americans get laid off;

February 23, 2026 7:46 amFebruary 22, 2026 9:32 pm

Texas real estate agent testifies there is a massive scam going on where foreigners from India are being imported and they don’t have to qualify to be given apartments She says more Indian scammers come here and are buying homes …

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The national median monthly rent for apartments fell for the fourth month in a row.

December 4, 2025 9:17 pm

🚨 BREAKING: The national median monthly rent for apartments fell for the fourth month in a row. Who would have thought that mass deportations would make housing cheaper.pic.twitter.com/19QIe4gx2A — CJ Pearson (@Cjpearson) December 3, 2025 A slew of new supply …

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The American middle class looks wealthy but lives on borrowed money — cars financed, vacations paid with credit, apartments shared in silence.

November 13, 2025 1:26 pm

The middle class dream didn’t disappear, it just learned to smile through the struggle. Middle Class wealth is a mirage. Your friend with the nice car? It’s financed. Your cousin’s vacation? On a credit card. Your coworker living “alone”? Three …

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Landlords reporting bidding wars for vacant apartments (50% increase in applications)

August 24, 2025 5:25 pm

Landlords are reporting a huge surge in apartment applications. Especially in luxury apartment communities with strong absorption and higher occupancy rates. This comes after 2+ years of rental rate cuts in the U.S., where developers who overbuilt were forced to …

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Inside Hong Kong’s Coffin-Sized Apartments

April 27, 2025 6:19 pmApril 27, 2025 9:11 am
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NYC’s Abandoned Malls Could Become Apartments…

January 10, 2025 8:25 amJanuary 9, 2025 9:34 pm

NYC is in the middle of a housing crisis, yet converting its dying commercial malls into apartments hasn’t been done yet… but as this type of project changes the housing market in other states, all eyes are on the big …

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NYC Starts Giving Away Free Apartments… To Migrants

December 12, 2024 8:41 pm

NYC’s right to shelter laws mandate the city house anyone who is unhoused, however recently obtained apartment complexs used for this purpose have been causing controversy for months…

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How Shopping Malls Are Being Transformed Into Apartments In The U.S.

December 6, 2024 7:31 pm

While many U.S. malls face anchor store closures and empty parking lots, some are finding new life by becoming housing. Real estate developers are building housing inside of or next to shopping malls as department stores like Macy’s, JCPenney and …

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Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua takes over San Antonio apartments, spreading crime across U.S.

October 17, 2024 9:49 pm

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 can reveal. Dubbed the ‘epitome of evil’, Tren de Aragua (TdA) is known to run …

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Kamala just went full commie, and for some reason, nobody’s talking about it… Building Communist style apartments for Illegals

August 20, 2024 1:53 pm

it’s no secret that the Harris/Walz campaign is the most extreme we’ve ever seen in US history. These two radical political puppets are among the most dangerous to ever crawl out of the swamp. With their lawless agenda—ranging from open …

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Former Democratic Caltrain manager charged after allegedly building secret apartments inside train stations

April 3, 2024 9:49 am

A former Caltrain manager and a contractor are accused of using thousands of dollars in taxpayer money to build their own personal apartments inside two stations. The first apartment was built in 2019 inside the historic Burlingame Caltrain Station. While …

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Freddie Mac reports alarming surge in defaults. $100 Million Apartments going dark.

March 7, 2024 9:47 pm

Apartment landlords around America are going into default on their mortgages at decade-high rates, suggesting that the Commercial Real Estate Crash is going to get even worse in 2024. With data from Freddie Mac reporting that the serious delinquency rate …

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The US built 460,000+ new apartments in 2023 — the highest amount on record

January 23, 2024 4:16 pm

  h/t HighYieldLarry

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20,000 Affordable NYC Apartments are Gone… Why?

December 31, 2023 8:23 am

Over the last 3 years, 1 out of every 10 affordable NYC apartments vanished. Where did they go?

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Illegal Apartments are Taking Over NYC, Leaving Families Facing Unforeseen Costs

December 21, 2023 5:58 am

Unfortunately, illegal apartments are a growing problem in NYC and renting one has cost some families more than anyone could imagine.

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Chicago is giving $9,000 to migrants to cover their rent and help furnish their apartments

October 16, 2023 9:44 pm

To free much-needed room in shelters, the state of Illinois is helping cover costs for temporary housing for migrants, including $9,000 in rental assistance over a six-month period, Chicago’s deputy chief of staff Cristina Pacione-Zayas told Fox32. The funds include …

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The US is building 460,000+ new apartments in 2023 — the highest on record

September 8, 2023 8:06 pm

h/t TonyLiberty

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China has 50 million vacant apartments

August 24, 2023 10:44 am

Buckle up pic.twitter.com/6et4DUUhGT — Michael A. Arouet (@MichaelAArouet) August 18, 2023

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Privately owned housing would become a thing of the past, making it difficult for young people to buy a house and forcing them into small apartments.

June 19, 2023 9:48 pm

https://twitter.com/kaiyabunga/status/1669398503255146496

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