While homelessness rates throughout Europe have climbed, Finland’s progressive approach to housing has prompted rates to drop. It’s the only country in the EU where homelessness has fallen, and other countries are taking note.
Construction Booms for High-End Apartments, But Most Americans Can’t Afford Them
In 2017, luxury rental properties made up 79% of all apartment construction in the U.S., according to a real estate report compiled by Yardi Matrix. That trend worsened into 2018, which also saw the national rental average reach an all-time high of $1,408 a month.
The Access Gap in Evictions Court
A forthcoming report on eviction by the Colorado Center on Law and Policy compiled Denver County court data from 2014 to 2016. The sample looks at every eviction case led by the Denver Housing Authority and from seven private property management companies. The report found that in 100 percent of those cases, a property manager or housing authority had representation, whereas tenants of the housing authority had representation roughly 3 percent of the time.