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New York City’s Rent Guidelines Board voted 7-1 to freeze rents for nearly one million rent-stabilized apartments beginning this October. Supporters say it will give tenants relief from rising living costs. But the vote does nothing to solve the basic problem that created today’s housing crisis. New York still does not have enough homes. Freezing …
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 of a supposed housing crisis.
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 She says fake companies are paying for apartments… pic.twitter.com/Zj5i5iqgqd — Wall Street Apes (@WallStreetApes) February …
🚨 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 is still making its way through the multifamily housing market. That, coupled with weakening demand, …
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 roommates you never see. This is the real America. Struggling quietly, flexing publicly. — middleclassparty …
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 reduce rents in markets like Nashville, Austin, Phoenix, and Las Vegas. Now, the rent could …
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 apple to see if it follows suit.
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…
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 Sears shrink or cease to exist. At least 192 U.S. malls planned to add housing …
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 drug smuggling, child prostitution and human trafficking rings in South America, with its members crossing …
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 borders and trans madness to their pro-riot stance—if these Marxist maniacs get anywhere near the …
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 the other was built in Millbrae. Neither facility is being used by the public, which …
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 on multifamily mortgages have quadrupled over the last year. With many real estate owners and …
Over the last 3 years, 1 out of every 10 affordable NYC apartments vanished. Where did they go?
Unfortunately, illegal apartments are a growing problem in NYC and renting one has cost some families more than anyone could imagine.
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 assistance with moving costs and a starter kit to furnish apartments. The city has allocated …
Buckle up pic.twitter.com/6et4DUUhGT — Michael A. Arouet (@MichaelAArouet) August 18, 2023
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