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240,000 Apartments in Berlin Are Set to Be Seized From Corporate Landlords
This stunning victory for activists in Berlin could inspire similar actions for more democratic housing globally. ...[Read more]
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Wall Street Is Buying All the Houses
The same people who caused the 2008 financial crash are at it again. Wall Street is back in the housing market, and this time they’re competing with you for a house. No wonder we’re increasingly becoming a nation of renters, and even that’s becoming ...[Read more]
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750,000 Households May Face Eviction If Congress Doesnt Act, Says Goldman Sachs
Anew analysis from finance firm Goldman Sachs finds that if Congress doesn’t act soon to pass an eviction moratorium, 750,000 households could face eviction in the fall and winter. The investment bank estimates that between 2.5 and 3.5 million people in ...[Read more]
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Exclusive: Report Details Corporate Landlord Gluttony as Millions Face Eviction
Despite their loud public complaints to lawmakers about the supposed "economic hardships" caused by the CDC's now-terminated eviction moratorium, large real estate companies have privately touted their solid performance during the coronavirus pandemic—a ...[Read more]
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Up to 40 million Americans are set to be evicted from their homes after the holidays
According to research by the Aspen Institute, nearly 40 million Americans could face eviction over the next several months. The only thing holding back the flood right now is the CDC’s eviction moratorium order and a patchwork of state and local protect ...[Read more]
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Deaths of UK homeless people more than double in five years
The number of homeless people recorded dying on streets or in temporary accommodation has more than doubled over the last five years in the UK, the Guardian can reveal. With people found dead in supermarket car parks, church graveyards and crowded hostels ...[Read more]
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Silicon Valley is so expensive that even Facebook and Apple employees cant afford to live near the office
Silicon Valley's housing crisis is serious. A new report from Open Listings reveals that workers at five major tech companies, including Apple, Facebook, and Google, would have to spend over 28% of their salary to pay a monthly mortgage on a home near wo ...[Read more]
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Theresa May Just U-Turned On Social Housing Policy After Pressure From Jeremy Corbyn
Theresa May has unexpectedly U-turned on a major government housing policy, in a significant victory for Labour. The prime minister announced that ministers would scrap a proposed cap on the amount of money the government is willing to pay towards the cos ...[Read more]
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