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fromCity Limits
3 days ago

Blame Game: Persistent Oversight Issues Endanger Mitchell-Lama Tenants, Report Finds

Too often, serious problems in Mitchell-Lama buildings were identified but not resolved. When state and city agencies fail to ensure necessary repairs are made, unsafe conditions persist and New Yorkers who need affordable apartments can't access them.
NYC real estate
London politics
fromwww.standard.co.uk
1 week ago

Sadiq Khan takes swing at London golf courses in affordable homes plan

London's deputy mayor targets golf courses as potential housing development sites to address the capital's affordable housing crisis and meet ambitious building targets.
LA real estate
fromLos Angeles Times
9 years ago

Southern California apartment rents are expected to continue rising through 2018

Southern California apartment rents will continue rising significantly through 2018 as new construction fails to match population and job growth demand.
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
2 weeks 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
3 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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