housing
‘Co-living’ ban deals blow to affordable housing in Kansas
June 1, 2022The Shawnee City Council says it is blocking big real estate investors from gobbling up homes and converting them into apartments, but tenants are the ones suffering so far.
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Kansas City renters establish citywide tenants’ union
May 26, 2022Resisting gentrification has made them comrades.
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Detroit tenants organize to take on big landlords and property management companies
May 12, 2022Organizing efforts have brought them face-to-face with big landlords and property management companies who have attacked them every step of the way.
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‘Beautifying’ Detroit: Removing blight or removing residents?
May 3, 2022“If we don't build up a better foundation…if we don't give people stable employment, stable transportation—the city won’t last,” warned City Councilor Gabriela Santiago-Romero.
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How the government helps Wall Street landlords convert family homes to rentals
April 26, 2022Agencies meant to help average Americans buy average homes have become instruments to help wealthy corporations buy existing homes and turn them into rental units.
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