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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 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 $500,000 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 $500,000 to kill the expansion of rent control 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 Lavish Estate in England

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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Across the US, Movements Continue to Rise Up to End Rent Control Bans

In News by Patrick Range McDonaldSeptember 27, 2022

Across the United States, grassroots movements continue to rise up to end statewide rent control bans. In California, Illinois, Massachusetts, and New Mexico, activists have worked to repeal or reform rent control restrictions, and movements …

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Five Horrible Political Decisions That Fueled LA’s Homelessness Crisis

In News by Patrick Range McDonaldSeptember 22, 2022

The homelessness crisis in Los Angeles didn’t happen out of nowhere. Over the years, horrible political decisions made by elected leaders on the state and local levels fueled the ongoing humanitarian catastrophe – between 2020 …

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Academic Heavyweights to Naysayers: Rent Control Works

In News by Patrick Range McDonaldSeptember 14, 2022

It wasn’t long ago that researchers at the University of Southern California, UC Berkeley, and UCLA released key studies that found rent control is an effective tool to keep people housed and to stabilize the …

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