The Rise of Build-to-Rent Communities: A solution to America’s housing crisis?
High mortgage interest rates and a limited housing supply mean more than half of Americans can’t afford to buy a home, prompting some developers to offer a solution to the problem by building profitable rental housing. While many Americans wait for a potential relief for the housing market, some real estate developers are taking advantage […]
NYC public housing residents, posh prep school kids spark playground war — with tensions going into full swing
A concrete jungle gym war has broken out on the Upper West Side. Tensions have reached a boiling point at the playground on West 90th Street between Amsterdam and Columbus avenues, as apartment complex residents fight to keep private school families, including students from the upscale, $64,000-a-year tuition-paying Trinity School, out of the newly renovated […]
Biden’s Mass Migration is Skyrocketing Rents, Housing Costs for Americans
Former President Donald Trump said President Joe Biden’s administration has seen a record influx of illegal immigrants into the United States, causing rent and housing costs to skyrocket for Americans. In a speech in Phoenix, Arizona, on Thursday evening, Trump focused on the Biden administration’s plans to turn the U.S.-Mexico border into European-style checkpoints, allowing […]
‘Suits’ star Wendell Pierce claims he was denied housing in Harlem over race: ‘Vile and despicable’
Hollywood actor Wendell Pierce claims his application to rent an apartment in Harlem was rejected because of his race. The star, who played Robert, the father of Meghan Markle’s Rachel Zane in the hit legal drama series “Suits,” said he was denied housing despite having a steady income from several high-profile acting jobs. “For those […]
The Most Splendid Housing Bubbles in America (April, 2024 Update)
New Highs in Miami, Los Angeles, San Diego, Boston, Chicago… The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Home Price Index, released today and dubbed “March,” is a three-month moving average of home prices whose sales were entered into public records in January, February, and March. So that’s the time-frame we’re looking at here. It reflects Rate-Cut Mania that commenced in […]
Corporate Media on Soaring Housing Costs: Don’t Mention Mass Migration!
President Joe Biden has imposed a huge immigration tax on young Americans’ housing costs, but his docile media allies are hiding the evidence. “Housing shortages, inflation and high interest rates are squeezing renters across the country and crowding out would-be homebuyers.” The Washington Postt told the reader May 28th, “Rising rents and home prices could […]
14yo fatally shot at NYC housing project
A 14-year-old boy was shot and killed at a Brooklyn public housing project Sunday morning, police said. The victim, whose identity has not been released, was found with a gunshot wound to the chest after officers responded to a 911 call just before 10:30 a.m. at Howard Houses in Brownsville, according to the NYPD. Police […]
‘Rats, roaches, mold’: Howard University students protest housing conditions | FOX 5 DC
Students at Howard University have entered day two of protests, organizing a sit in on campus to oppose poor housing conditions … source
Officials push to turn office buildings into housing amid home shortage, remote-work boom
The story at a glance The United States is facing a long-standing shortage of affordable housing and record office vacancy rates. Elected officials are pushing to speed up the conversion of commercial buildings to housing to address both issues. Regulatory and architectural challenges can make such a transformation complex and costly. Officials across the U.S., […]
The Most Splendid Housing Bubbles in America, April 2024 Update. Biggest Price Drops from 2022 Peak in San Francisco, Seattle, Phoenix, Portland, Denver, Las Vegas, Dallas
New Highs in Miami, Los Angeles, San Diego, Boston, Chicago… The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Home Price Index, released today and dubbed “March,” is a three-month moving average of home prices whose sales were entered into public records in January, February, and March. So that’s the time-frame we’re looking at here. It reflects Rate-Cut Mania that commenced in […]