With election season upon us, journalists and voters should take another look at our special report about how the California Apartment Association and Big Real Estate deliver campaign contributions to politicians in every level of …
Top 5 Worst Corporate Landlords (Corporate YIMBYs Win Honorable Mention)
As corporate landlords keep setting sky-high prices in the rental housing market, tenants are getting slammed by unfair rents, more evictions, and more homelessness. Known for their predatory business practices, corporate landlords also shell out …
Corporate Landlords’ Excessive Rents Fuel Homelessness. Rent Control Will Save Lives.
A recent study shows that in cities where people spend more than 32 percent of their take-home pay on rent, a spike in homelessness will follow. With corporate landlords setting excessive prices in rental housing …
Special Investigation: California Apartment Association’s Deep-Pocketed Campaign To Kill Tenant Protections
Housing Is A Human Right routinely publishes special reports about the real estate industry and the politicians and YIMBYs who carry out Big Real Estate’s agenda. One of our reports — “The Garcetti-fication of Los …
U.S. Renters Paid a Staggering $4.5 Trillion to Landlords, According to Zillow
A little more than a year ago, Zillow, the real estate site, came out with an eye-popping statistic: between 2010 and 2019, renters in the United States paid landlords a staggering $4.5 trillion. That’s not …
Never Forget the Corporate Landlords Who Want All Your Money
As we head deeper into 2021, renters in California and across the nation should never forget the small but powerful group of corporate landlords who shelled out a staggering $66.5 million to kill the expansion …
UPDATE: Big Real Estate Shelled Out Nearly $100 Million to Stop Prop 21
Perhaps in an effort to fly under the radar, corporate landlords such as Essex Property Trust, Equity Residential, and AvalonBay Communities have recently shelled out even more millions in campaign contributions to No on Prop …
Tangled Web: Gavin Newsom, Ace Smith, California Apartment Association, and the Billionaires Who Love Them
Billionaires Stephen Schwarzman and Sam Zell must love Gov. Gavin Newsom, political consultant Ace Smith, and the California Apartment Association right now. After all, Newsom, Smith, and the CAA were key players in killing two …
Big Real Estate Shells Out Staggering $86.2 Million to Kill California’s Prop 21
In its successful push to stop California’s Proposition 21, Big Real Estate shelled out a shocking $86.2 million to fund a statewide TV ad blitz that confused and tricked voters. The driving force behind the …
Wall Street Landlords Vs. California Renters
In the fight over Proposition 21, the line of battle is clear: Wall Street landlords versus California renters. Corporate landlords such as Blackstone Group, Essex Property Trust, and Equity Residential are determined to do anything …