Meet the Bill To Ban Hedge Funds From Owning Single-Family …
Mar 28, 2024 · While the overall ownership of single-family homes by private equity remains relatively small, a 2022 report by MetLife estimated that by 2030, 7.6 million single-family rental homes in the United States—more than 40 percent—could be owned by corporate investors. According to a November report from the Private Equity Stakeholder Project (PESP) the estimate of 1.6 million housing units ...
Equitable Cities Reporting Fellowship for Anti-Displacement …
Next City seeks a talented journalist for a two-year reporting fellowship examining the issue of gentrification and displacement in American cities. In this role, you will pitch and report news featur...
In Brooklyn, America’s Gentrification Epicenter, Building On A …
Nov 9, 2022 · This article was co-published by Prism and Next City as part of our Solutions for Economic Equity partnership, highlighting how low-income and marginalized BIPOC communities are cultivating, building and seizing economic justice in cities across the U.S.. When New York City emerged as the country’s first epicenter of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020, community advocates in Brooklyn, the city ...
Using Vacant Commercial Spaces As Affordable Artist Studios Is a …
Jul 22, 2024 · Using Vacant Commercial Spaces As Affordable Artist Studios Is a Win-Win. Florida’s Zero Empty Spaces connects artists with spaces in otherwise vacant spots to bolster their careers, activating unused space in the process.
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There Are 10,000 Cities on Planet Earth. Half Didn’t Exist 40 Years …
Feb 12, 2020 · “Towns are misunderstood orphans that were lost in translation,” says Dijkstra. While “town” versus “city” is a clearly understood distinction in English, he says that Dutch, French, German, and Spanish all lack an equivalent term.
History of Gentrification in America: A Timeline | Next City
1993. Under the influence of real estate industry lobbyists, New York State legislators pass into law several loopholes, including one that allows NYC landlords to flip rent-stabilized apartments into market-rate apartments by gradually increasing the rent each time a tenant moves out until the rent hits a certain threshold, upon which the apartment loses rent-stabilized status.
Five Ways Local Governments Can Spur Development of …
Jun 30, 2020 · As the economic consequences of the COVID-19 crisis play out in cities across the country, finding affordable housing is becoming even more exacerbated.. A recent study by Harvard University’s Joint Center for Housing Studies (JCHS) found that nearly 20.8 million renter households in the U.S. — or 47.5 percent of renters — are “cost-burdened,” meaning that they spend more than 30 ...
America’s Biggest Universal Basic Mobility Experiment Is Taking …
Jan 15, 2024 · In May, the Los Angeles Department of Transportation and LA Metro launched the biggest Universal Basic Mobility experiment ever attempted in the U.S., giving 1,000 South Los Angeles residents a “mobility wallet” — a debit card with …
Rethinking Streets to Drive Commerce and Connection – Not Just …
Jan 12, 2024 · Next City Focuses on What’s Working. Next City’s unique solutions-based journalism is more important than ever. With daily headlines often amplifying despair and polarization, Next City’s content offers a refreshing perspective that focuses on what’s working rather than just what’s broken, providing crucial insights into how cities are responding to the intersecting challenges of ...