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Will Progressives Ever Make Housing a Top Priority?

In Featured, News by Patrick Range McDonaldFebruary 6, 2023

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 …

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Tenants Hit Back. RealPage and Corporate Landlords Face More Than 20 Lawsuits.

In Featured, News by Patrick Range McDonaldJanuary 17, 2023

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 …

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Housing Is A Human Right’s Top 5 Most-Read Stories of 2022

In News by StaffDecember 16, 2022

As part of our cutting-edge advocacy, Housing Is A Human Right publishes award-winning advocacy journalism in the News section of our website. We write with a grassroots perspective that mainstream reporters don’t often provide; we …

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Big Real Estate Wanted to Keep Charging Excessive Rents. So It Spent $175 Million to Kill Rent Control in California.

In Featured, News by Patrick Range McDonaldDecember 1, 2022

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 …

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RealPage Scandal Widens, Big Tech Firm and Corporate Landlords Slapped with Another Lawsuit

In News by Patrick Range McDonaldNovember 7, 2022

The RealPage scandal continues to widen, with the Big Tech firm slapped with a second lawsuit. This time, the legal action was taken in Seattle over “collusion claims” on student housing, according to Bloomberg Law. …

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UPDATE: It’s Obvious. Americans Need More Affordable Housing!

In News by Patrick Range McDonaldNovember 4, 2022

Update, November 21, 2022: A new Associated Press article explains that Americans want more affordable housing by passing rent control and affordable-housing ballot measures across the country. More details at the end of the article. …

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Equity Residential and Essex Property Trust Dragged Into RealPage Scandal. It’s Hardly A Shocker.

In News by Patrick Range McDonaldOctober 26, 2022

A little more than a week ago, an explosive ProPublica investigation revealed the shady business practices of RealPage, a Big Tech firm that sells a software program that helps corporate landlords charge inflated rents. Now …

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RealPage Shelled Out $1 Million to Stop Rent Control in California

In News by Patrick Range McDonaldOctober 19, 2022

Housing Is A Human Right has found that RealPage, a controversial Big Tech company based in Texas, shelled out an eye-popping $1 million to kill pro-rent control ballot measures in California. RealPage has come under …

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While the Rest of Us Drown Under Sky-High Rents, Big Real Estate Execs Buy Superyachts and Hire Superstar Drake for a Party

In News by Patrick Range McDonaldOctober 14, 2022

While more and more Americans struggle to pay wildly inflated rents, Big Real Estate executives are splurging on superyachts, car collections, and even a private audience with superstar rapper Drake. The Real Deal recently reported about …

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Stephen Schwarzman, Staunch Foe of Rent Control, Buys $89.2 Million Estate in English Countryside

In News by Patrick Range McDonaldOctober 6, 2022

While millions of renters struggle to make ends meet, corporate landlord Stephen Schwarzman, whose company spent mountains of cash to successfully kill rent control ballot measures in California, has bought another multi-million-dollar mansion, according to …

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