Prepare For A Tidal Wave Of Evictions
By Tyler Durden A tidal wave of evictions could be ahead. More than eight million Americans are behind on rent payments, and the CDC’s series…
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Only 23% Of New Yorkers Can Afford Median Rent Amid “Incredibly Tight Market”
By Tyler Durden Living in a spacious apartment with no roommates in Midtown Manhattan is one of the hallmarks of feeling like you’ve made it…
US Rent Costs Surge To Record Highs As Americans Expect Inflation To Get Worse
By Tyler Durden Median rents in the US crossed the $2000 mark this past month for the first time ever, while rental markets surged 15%…
The Results of St. Paul’s Rent Control Experiment Are In—and They’re Disastrous
By Jon Miltimore In November, FEE Policy Correspondent Brad Polumbo wrote about a new policy in St. Paul, Minnesota which stood to implement the strictest…
Largest US Homeowner Raises Rents As Housing Crunch Persists
By Tyler Durden Demand for single-family rental homes is off the charts and shows no signs of abating anytime soon, and that is pushing rents…
Air Force Vet Landlord Left Homeless As Tenants Refuse to Pay, Thanks to Rent Moratorium
By Matt Agorist New York — Brandie LaCasse served her county in the Air Force and after she was honorably discharged, she worked her butt…
What Rental Hyperinflation Looks Like: “Soaring Prices. Competition. Desperation.”
By Tyler Durden Having previously covered the record surge in rents (here and here), which represents a dramatic reversal from last year’s rental plunge, overnight…
And Now Rents Are Soaring Too
By Tyler Durden With BofA predicting that the US is facing a period of “transitory hyperinflation” as a result of soaring commodity prices in everything…
“Mom And Pop” Landlords Dying On The Vine As Un-Evictable Tenants Enjoy Pandemic Protections
By Tyler Durden As millions of renters across America continue to benefit from sweeping protections against eviction during the COVID-19 pandemic, their landlords haven’t been…
Fifth Avenue Landlords Are Owed About $200 Million In Unpaid Rent
By Tyler Durden Among the hardest hit by Covid were retail businesses across the country, including in once-coveted, well known shopping areas like New York…
Rent Control Is Making a Comeback in US Cities — Even as It Is Proving a Disaster in Europe
By Jon Miltimore Theresa Dolata’s voice broke when she urged Minneapolis city leaders to support amendments that would give council members the authority to regulate…
Mapped: The Risk Of Eviction And Foreclosure In U.S. States
By Tyler Durden Alongside potential obstacles such as job loss, financial insecurity, and a subsequent inability to cover many upcoming bills, Visual Capitalist’s Avery Koop…
Struggling Retailers Owe $52 Billion In Overdue Rent Payments
By Tyler Durden The virus pandemic – with its temporary and permanent store closures, strict social distancing requirements, e-commerce boom, and supply chain disruption –…
CDC’s Eviction Moratorium Is an Unconstitutional Power Grab
By Brad Polumbo In 2012, then President Barack Obama infuriated many Americans when he told business owners “you didn’t build that” and suggested that the…