Aug 02 Evictions expected to spike as pandemic moratorium ends By Michael Casey, Associated Press Landlords and tenants are rushing back to court and advocates are bracing for a wave of evictions following the end of the federal moratorium over the weekend. Continue reading
Jul 31 Watch 6:19 Millions of tenants at risk as federal eviction ban ends By PBS NewsHour The federal ban on evictions is set to expire tonight. A last-minute effort by House Dems to extend the moratorium failed late yesterday, and the Supreme Court ruled that the moratorium could not be extended without new legislation from Congress. Continue watching
Jul 29 Biden to allow eviction moratorium to expire Saturday By Michael Casey, Associated Press The moratorium was put in place last September by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Continue reading
Jul 28 Watch 6:23 What renters, landlords should expect as the federal eviction moratorium expires Throughout most of the pandemic, Americans who are behind on their rent have been safe from evictions due to a federal moratorium imposed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention over public health concerns. But the Supreme Court said… Continue watching
Jul 15 Watch 8:51 How the pandemic drove rents higher and made housing inequality worse By Catherine Rampell, Lee Koromvokis The pandemic uprooted thousands of people, leaving a glut of luxury apartments available in cities at the same time it undercut the earning potential of renters in the middle class. Due to the economic pressure of eviction moratoriums coupled with… Continue watching
Jun 29 House Financial Services Committee examines role of housing, finance in racial equity By Associated Press House Financial Services Committee examined the role of housing and finance in racial equity on Tuesday. Continue reading
May 06 Watch 5:05 India records 400,000 new infections for the second time during second wave In our news wrap Thursday, the COVID emergency is growing ever more desperate in India as new infections top 400,000 for a second time, with nearly 4,000 deaths in 24 hours. French President Emmanuel Macron voiced support for releasing COVID… Continue watching
Mar 21 Watch 9:17 This guaranteed income experiment looks to reverse 'history of judgement' on people in poverty By Zachary Green Many cities across the country are beginning to experiment with the idea of a guaranteed income: an amount of money meant to address the basic needs of a person living in the U.S., distributed on top of regular income. In… Continue watching
Dec 26 Watch 9:40 In a CT county, tenants and landlords brace for eviction tsunami By Christopher Booker, Sam Weber The first installment of our “Roads to Recovery” series focuses on renters and landlords in Fairfield County, Connecticut — and how, since the pandemic started, they’ve navigated a patchwork of eviction moratoriums and limited financial support. NewsHour Weekend’s Christopher Booker… Continue watching
Dec 01 Watch 8:33 Why the pandemic is forcing millennials to move back home with their parents The pandemic has accelerated a change in housing in the U.S. that began well before the spread of COVID-19. Millennials, adults between the ages of 24 and 39, continue to move back home with their parents in significant numbers. For… Continue watching