Policy
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New Federal Housing Law Caps Investor Home Buying, and Institutional Investors are adjusting
A sweeping new housing law bars big investors from owning more than 350 single-family homes, but carves out build-to-ren…
Rising Rents Are Pushing Young Men Home, Out of Work, and Away From Marriage, a Study Finds
A new study draws a direct line from decades of rising rents to more noncollege-educated men living with their parents, …
Half of Young Adults Still Live With Their Parents. The Rent Math Shows Why.
Nearly half of American adults under 30 now live with a parent, and moving home has shed its stigma. Our data on what it…
Massachusetts Court Throws Out Rent Control as Boston Rents Stay Among the Nation's Highest
Massachusetts' top court threw out a ballot question that would have restored statewide rent control, leaving renters fa…
Seattle's Mayor Wants to Ban Rental 'Junk Fees'
Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson has proposed banning surprise rental fees, listing the charges landlords may collect and proh…
Pennsylvania Sends $224 Million in Property Tax and Rent Rebates to 372,000 Residents
Pennsylvania's Treasury sent $224.4 million in property tax and rent rebates to 372,291 residents. Here is who qualifies…
Congress Targets ‘Rent Now, Pay Later’ Services
A Florida congressman is pressing federal regulators to investigate the fast-growing 'rent now, pay later' industry, war…
Bellingham Could Ban the Rent-Pricing Algorithms Blamed for Inflating Rents
A Bellingham ballot measure that would bar landlords from using rent-setting software like RealPage moved closer to the …
NYC Rent Board Approves First-Ever Two-Year Rent Freeze
New York City's Rent Guidelines Board voted to freeze rents on about 1 million stabilized apartments for two years. Here…