rent crisis

Rents Reach ‘Insane’ Levels Across U.S. With No End In Sight

Median rent in the 50 largest U.S. metro areas has risen by more than 19% over the past year, according to one analysis. Inflation also rose by 7.5% from a year earlier.
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Coronavirus Evictions Are Starting, With Millions More Expected By The End Of 2020

Millions of tenants may be evicted in the midst of a public health crisis if the government can't agree on the next pandemic relief bill.
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Living In D.C. Is Absurdly Expensive, And It Just Got Worse

Rents in other major cities actually went down this month, but not in Washington.
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This Woman Lived In A Tent And Car To Avoid San Francisco Rents

She got out of debt, but she goes without a toilet.
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Here’s How Much Space You Can Rent For $1,500 In Major Cities

It’s no surprise that micro apartments are in demand -- that’s all the space many people can afford.
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Here's Why It Feels Like Rent Eats Up Your Entire Paycheck

Rents have gone up faster than incomes for decades. Way, way faster.
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Homeownership Has Plummeted In The U.S., But Not By Choice

The lingering effects of the economic crisis are creating obstacles for most families who want to buy homes.
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There's A Profoundly Simple Explanation For San Francisco's Housing Crisis

Eric Fischer looked at thousands of old apartment listings to try to understand how the Bay Area's rents got so high.
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How Sky-High Rents Are Radically Changing New York Neighborhoods

A new report identifies 15 neighborhoods where gentrification has brought big changes.
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The Cities Where A Six-Figure Income Is Barely Enough To Get By

In the Bay Area, there are plenty of mansions for tech millionaires, but nowhere for teachers to live.
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