Housing & Rent

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Affordable housing, rent control, homelessness, zoning reform

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This debate is about why housing costs so much and what would make it affordable, and it turns on the balance between building more, regulating prices, and who should pay to help.

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3d ago

Spain's prime minister calls snap election aiming to seize momentum over housing crisis

Oct 5

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1d ago

Average long-term US mortgage rate at highest level in nearly 3 years after 7th weekly rise in a row

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Dec 28, 2024

US homelessness up 18% as affordable housing remains out of reach for many people

Dec 27, 2024

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Jul 13, 2026

Trump will let bipartisan housing bill become law without signing in protest over GOP voter ID law

Cross-spectrum63 viewpointspolitics

Jun 26, 2026

Trump is holding up a major housing bill and the reason is not about housing

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10d ago

87-year-old's eviction becomes a rallying cry for protest of Spain's housing crisis

Sep 26

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1d ago

Death of 87-year-old Maricarmen is reenergizing Spain's protests to stop evictions

Oct 7

↑ 2d ago · The 87-year-old who became a symbol of Spain’s eviction crisis has died

Cross-spectrum13 viewpointscrimeimmigration

Jun 23, 2026

Senate passes bipartisan housing bill aimed at increasing supply, lowering prices

Jun 22

Tilts Right11 viewpointspoliticseconomy

Nov 13, 2025

President Trump has proposed a 50-year mortgage. What that would mean for home buyers

Cross-spectrum25 viewpointseconomypolitics

Jun 28, 2026

Mamdani’s Rent Board Votes to Freeze Rent for About 1 Million NYC Apartments

Jun 26

↑ Jun 26, 2026 · New York City passes rent freeze for 1 million apartments, fulfilling Mamdani’s campaign promise

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7d ago

Average long-term US mortgage rate churns upward to its highest level in nearly 3 years at 7.28%

Sep 30

↑ 10d ago · Mortgage rates just hit a near 3-year high, sending demand down 6%

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11d ago

Average mortgage rate hits 7.5%

Sep 23

↑ 17d ago · U.S. mortgage rates surged above 7% to their highest level in over two years

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Sep 28, 2023

US mortgage rates climb to 7.31%, hitting their highest level in nearly 23 years

Sep 28, 2023

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1d ago

Hillsborough County school board moves forward with affordable housing for employees

Oct 8

↑ 1d ago · Hillsborough schools advance plan for employee affordable housing

No right-leaning coverage2 viewpointseducationpolitics

Sep 15, 2022

Mortgage rates hit 6%, first time since 2008 housing crash

Sep 14, 2022

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Dec 18, 2023

US homelessness up 12% to highest reported level as rents soar

Dec 15, 2023

↑ Dec 15, 2023 · US homelessness up 12% to highest reported level as rents soar and coronavirus pandemic aid lapses

Tilts Left17 viewpointseconomyhealth

22d ago

US mortgage rates brush 7%, weighing on buyers, sellers and further straining a bleak housing market

Sep 17

↑ 23d ago · Struggling US homebuyers, and market, face new hurdles as mortgage rates brush 7%

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Jan 20, 2024

2023 was slowest year for US home sales in nearly 30 years

Jan 19, 2024

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Mar 12, 2026

Senate passes bipartisan housing bill to improve access and affordability

Mar 12

Cross-spectrum12 viewpointspolitics

Dec 13, 2022

New Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass assumes emergency powers to tackle homelessness

Dec 12, 2022

↑ Dec 12, 2022 · New LA mayor Bass declares homeless emergency as term begins

Tilts Right14 viewpointspolitics