Nation Mar 21 How evictions and housing instability can have deadly consequences By Stephanie Sy, Mary Fecteau, Layla Quran
Nation Jun 24 Watch 5:46 Evictions skyrocket as rising rents squeeze low-income Americans Eviction filing rates are soaring after the pandemic’s renter protection programs expired. One reason is the rising rents and a shortage of affordable housing for those with the lowest incomes. Diane Yentel, CEO and president of the National Low Income… By John Yang, Kaisha Young
Nation Jun 17 Eviction filings soar over 50% above pre-pandemic levels in some cities as rents increase Among the hardest-hit are Houston, where rates were 56 percent higher in April and 50 percent higher in May. In Minneapolis/St. Paul, rates rose 106 percent in March, 55 percent in April and 63 percent in May. By Michael Casey, R.J. Rico, Associated Press
Nation Nov 05 California tenants rise up, demand rent caps and more protections from city councils Tenants across California are taking to ballot boxes and city councils to demand more safeguards against tenant harassment, shoddy living conditions and unresponsive landlords that are usually faceless corporations. By Janie Har, Associated Press
Economy Aug 30 Watch 8:55 How homebuyers of color are disproportionately impacted by rising mortgage rates Rising mortgage rates and lingering inflation are forcing many Americans to put plans to buy a home on hold. That is pushing up rent prices for others. As economics correspondent Paul Solman explains, no one has experienced that more acutely… By Paul Solman, Ryan Connelly Holmes
Mar 01 Israeli high court suspends evictions of Palestinians for now By Associated Press The court’s decision Tuesday could defuse a crisis that help set the stage for an 11-day war between Israel and Hamas last year. Continue reading
Jan 12 Almost half of New Orleans residents are renters. Advocates worry an eviction crisis looms By Roby Chavez Months after a pandemic moratorium on evictions was lifted, courts in Louisiana have not seen the spike in eviction filings they expected. But the funding that has helped sustain renters is running out. Continue reading
Dec 15 Evictions on the rise months after federal moratorium ends By Michael Casey, Associated Press The federal ban, along with a mix of state and federal moratoriums, is credited with keeping millions of Americans in their homes during the pandemic and preventing the spread of the coronavirus. Continue reading
Nov 26 Georgia outlines plans to improve slow pace of rental help By Sudhin Thanawala, Associated Press The improvement plans were submitted last week to the U.S. Department of the Treasury. Continue reading
Aug 06 Watch 12:52 Brooks and Capehart on the politics of COVID-19, Ohio elections, accusations against Cuomo New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post columnist Jonathan Capehart join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including what the results of two Ohio special congressional elections say about Republicans and Democrats, accusations against New York… Continue watching