Economic Justice
Economic Justice
Ear to the Ground
Biden Administration Unveils Proposed Renter Protection
Jan 27, 2023 The administration says the moves will safeguard renters and promote rental affordability.
Minimum-Wage Earners Can’t Afford 2-Bedroom Rentals in U.S.
Jun 14, 2018 A study by the National Low Income Housing Coalition finds that the average worker would have to put in 122 hours per week to afford a two-bedroom apartment at the national fair market rent.
What New Yorkers Need to Know About Rent Limits
Nov 4, 2015 Tens of thousands of New Yorkers are moving into newer, rent-stabilized apartments. Many are paying "preferential" rents that tenant advocates say invite abuse by landlords.
Rent Too Damn High
Oct 30, 2015
What You Need to Earn to Rent a Decent One-Bedroom in America
Apr 26, 2014 Unsurprisingly, the "housing wage" is much higher than the minimum wage in much of the country.
The Insider’s Economic Dictionary: R Is for Rentier
Apr 14, 2014 Race to the bottom: A term for dog-eat-dog competition by which countries compete by cutting wage levels so as to produce in the cheapest market, not by raising wages and labor productivity.
See How the Irish Live
Jan 23, 2014 A looming social crisis in the Irish capital of Dublin has emerged out of a severe shortage of cheap rents, increased demand for housing and a dramatic slowdown in construction.
Wall Street Santa
Dec 4, 2013
Spiraling Rents Squeeze the Nation’s Working Poor
Oct 23, 2013 Increasing rents and stagnating or decreasing household income have pushed more families into homelessness, even as overall homeless rates have declined. At the same time, the number of families paying more than half of their income for housing has increased 5.5 percent to 6.5 million.
Nobel Prize-Winning Economist Says Buying a House Is a Bad Idea
Oct 16, 2013 If the housing crisis wasn't enough to turn you off of buying real estate, listen to economist Robert Shiller: Houses are poor investments, and they pretty much always have been.
