Since moratoriums on evictions were lifted following the first two years of the Covid-19 emergency, we know that eviction filings by landlords have again climbed to pre-pandemic levels. In the past year alone, a little over one million evictions were filed nationwide....
The number of people threatened with eviction across the country continues to skyrocket. Landlords filed about 3.6 million eviction notices last year, which is about 50% higher than it was before the pandemic. And these numbers are about to increase again as more...
As prices for single family homes increased steadily in the past decade and then skyrocketed during the pandemic, less and less people who are not already homeowners have a shot to own their own home. For those 45 or so million households that rent their residences,...
The jobs and wages lost in the COVID recession have put millions of people behind on their rent, even those who have been able to find jobs again. And now it’s becoming clear that government promises to suspend evictions until the end of the year aren’t stopping...
With the COVID-19 crisis, almost ten million people have filed for unemployment in the course of two weeks. For some, this will last beyond “shelter-in-place,” since many small businesses will struggle to remain afloat after months of being closed, and others will...
