Truthout
Housing
The Continuing Fight Over Fannie and Freddie, and the Real Problem of US Mortgages
The big financial firms are moving their game pieces into place so they can take up the fight again after the 2016 elections.
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With Soaring Rents and a Vanishing Middle Class, San Francisco Becomes a City for the Rich
Long-time city residents are being pushed out and replaced by the super-rich, often due to government policy.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Institutional Racism Is Still a Problem in the US, and More
The racial makeup of neighborhoods in Baltimore is "the most significant predictor of whether a [mortgage] loan gets made."
New York City Landlords Flout Rent Limits, but Still Receive Lucrative Tax Breaks
Renters are being exploited under a housing program that will save developers $1 billion in property taxes.
When the Rich Took Over Our Neighborhood
Inequality in housing has reached Dickensian dimensions. The middle class is being squeezed to the edge as the rich drive up real estate values.
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Lifting the Ban on Women’s Shelters in Iraq: Promoting Change in Conflict
There is a crisis level need for shelter, so why is there policy that stymies temporary housing?
Private Developers Cash in on Delaware’s Only National Park
Delaware's first and only national park faced development threats before the new park signs were in the ground.
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Rally Challenges City Enforcement of Short-Term Rentals
For Prop F backers, this is a crisis.
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Land Trusts Offer Houses People With Lower Incomes Can Afford
More than 200 land trusts around the country help struggling families buy their first homes.
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Section 8 Residents Claim Private Security Company Harasses Them
Martinez and his company have turned Concordia Place into a de-facto prison.