Ohio renters are facing growing financial pressure as housing costs continue to outpace wage growth, according to a new report from the National Low Income Housing Coalition and the Coalition on Homelessness and Housing in Ohio. The study finds that the wage gap between what renters earn and what they need to afford housing has more than doubled in five years.
In the wake of devastating wildfires in the Pacific Palisades and Pasadena/Altadena areas, Los Angeles renters are encountering instances of illegal price gouging. Despite California’s strict laws prohibiting such practices during emergencies, some landlords have significantly raised rental prices, exploiting displaced residents.
The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Tuesday that it has filed an amended complaint in its lawsuit against RealPage, a software company, and six of the nation’s largest landlords, accusing them of engaging in anti-competitive practices through algorithmic pricing schemes that have harmed millions of renters.
Vice President Kamala Harris faced criticism for proposing federal financial assistance to first-time homebuyers, which some argue would exacerbate inflation and further strain the housing market.
According to a report from The Trace, one-fifth of U.S. households purchased guns during the COVID pandemic, resulting in more than 15 million Americans keeping firearms in their homes for the first time.
President Joe Biden’s deputies welcomed 1.66 million economic migrants across the U.S. southern border in 2022, according to data revealed late Friday by the...
President Joe Biden suggested on Tuesday it is “not rational” to return economic migrants to their homes in the autocratic states of Cuba, Nicaragua, and Venezuela.
