A weeks-long Housing Is A Human Right investigation has found that Los Angeles Times housing reporter Liam Dillon (in gray suit above) participated in at least 20 real estate industry events since 2016, committing numerous …
Will Progressives Ever Make Housing a Top Priority?
Housing justice activists have been increasingly pushing for the passage of rent control and the repeal of rent control bans in states and cities all over the country. Rents have skyrocketed the most out of …
Top Five Flaws of Stanford University Study on Rent Control
For more than five years, reporters and the real estate industry continue to cite a seriously flawed and misleading study on rent control by Stanford University researchers. At the same time, reporters almost never mention …
Tenants Hit Back. RealPage and Corporate Landlords Face More Than 20 Lawsuits.
Across the country, tenants are hitting back after a ProPublica investigation found that RealPage, a Big Tech firm based in Texas, helps a cartel of corporate landlords to wildly inflate rents. So far, RealPage and …
California Has Most Rent-Burdened Tenants in US. We Need Rent Control.
California has more rent-burdened tenants than anywhere in the United States, according to a new report by the O.C. Register. It’s more proof that California desperately needs to end statewide rent control restrictions – and …
‘3 Ps’ Must Be Top Priority for Housing Policymakers
As the housing affordability and homelessness crises continue to slam the poor and middle- and working-class residents, the “3 Ps” must be a top priority for housing policymakers. Trickle-down housing solutions don’t help those who …
Big Real Estate Wanted to Keep Charging Excessive Rents. So It Spent $175 Million to Kill Rent Control in California.
In 2018 and 2020, Big Real Estate spent a total of $175.4 million to kill rent control ballot measures in California, aggressively protecting its ability to charge higher and higher rents. Two years later, several …