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LA real estate
fromLos Angeles Times
11 years ago

Highland Park renters feel the squeeze of gentrification

Highland Park experiences rapid gentrification as newcomers purchase properties, driving up rents and displacing long-term residents who can no longer afford to stay in their neighborhood.
fromGothamist
1 day ago

Mounting eviction cases show even NYC's 'affordable' housing is getting too expensive

An analysis from the policy group New York Housing Conference shows owners of government-subsidized, or "affordable," housing filed more than a third of city's roughly 120,000 eviction lawsuits in 2024 - often as a way to pressure tenants into paying back rent or to compel the city to intervene with aid.
NYC real estate
SF real estate
from48 hills
2 months ago

The creepy sleeping pods might not even be legal - 48 hills

Brownstone Shared Housing rents single beds in dorms for $700, potentially violating California's "double letting" law despite city approval.
NYC politics
fromCity Limits
9 months ago

Opinion: Cancel NYC's Unfair Tax Lien Sale

The city's property tax lien sale exacerbates the affordable housing crisis, disproportionately impacting small property owners, especially those of color.
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