Patrick Range McDonald

‘3 Ps’ is a Winning Solution for the Housing Affordability Crisis Residents should urge politicians to use the "3 Ps": protect tenants, preserve existing affordable housing, produce new affordable housing.

Big Real Estate, YIMBYs, and certain politicians have only one solution for the housing affordability crisis -- and it benefits Big Real Estate.

Instead, the "3 Ps" is a multi-pronged strategy that urgently helps the working class, middle class, and poor.

As Nation’s Largest Corporate Landlords Keep Growing, Rent Control is Needed More Than Ever A new top 50 list by the National Multifamily Housing Council shows that corporate landlords are growing, underlining the need for rent control.

Without rent regulations, corporate landlords will keep charging sky-high rents no matter who gets hurt.

Politicians must pass strong tenant protections that include rent stabilization.

Exclusive: Tech Execs and Venture Capitalists Spend Big to Help California YIMBY Kill Tenant Protections Tech executives and venture capitalists shell out nearly $425,000 to help California YIMBY kill tenant protections in California.

Read our exclusive article about Big Tech execs funding California YIMBY's work to kill tenant protections.

It's a must-read!

Nation's largest landlord, Greystar, settles price-fixing suit with feds Federal attorneys did not estimate the impact on renters, but noted one apartment complex boasted of raising rents 25% in a single year.

Greystar and other corporate landlords created a cartel to wildly inflate rents through price-fixing software.

Politicians must ban rent-fixing software!

The Real Dirt: California YIMBY and Big Tech Kill Tenant Protections, YIMBY Action Parties Hard, Following Big Real Estate’s Money This month, The Real Dirt delves into the truth about California YIMBY and YIMBY Action's anti-tenant work with corporate landlords.

The newest edition of The Real Dirt is here!

Read. It. Now.

The amount LA landlords can raise your rent goes down slightly in August Starting Aug. 1, a state rent control law will limit annual increases to 8%. The region’s ceiling on rent hikes has been 8.9% over the last year.

An 8 percent rent increase is still too high for hard-working Californians.

Politicians must lower the rent cap for the Tenant Protection Act of 2019.

Stop CAA Archives Housing is a Human Right advocates for housing justice across the United States. We fight to make sure that everyone has access to stable, affordable housing.

The California Apartment Association goes anywhere in the state to stop tenant protections.

So we've set up an information hub about the CAA that exposes its anti-tenant agenda.

Check it out!

The Real Dirt: California YIMBY and Big Tech Kill Tenant Protections, YIMBY Action Parties Hard, Following Big Real Estate’s Money This month, The Real Dirt delves into the truth about California YIMBY and YIMBY Action's anti-tenant work with corporate landlords.

ICYMI: Check out the newest edition of The Real Dirt!

We expose all the shady behavior of the real estate industry, which includes YIMBYs.

Want to Read Our Best Articles and Reports? You Can Find Them Here. Here's easy access to Housing Is A Human Right's best reports and articles on the housing affordability crisis and Big Real Estate.

Want more information about Big Real Estate, trickle-down housing, and rent control?

Check out this article to find everything in one place!

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Advocates renew push for rent control in Mass. The Legislature's joint committee on municipalities and regional government is considering a bill that would allow cities and towns to tie rent increases to the rate of inflation, with a cap of 5%.

Let's make something real clear: landlords don't want rent regulations because they want to keep charging sky-high rents.

They don't care about solving the housing affordability crisis.

Housing advocates renew fight for rent stabilization in Massachusetts Tenants and housing advocates from around Massachusetts stormed the State House on Tuesday to demand the Legislature lift the ban on rent stabilization.

We applaud Massachusetts activists and tenants for working to pass pro-rent control legislation.

Rent regulations are the only way to rein in corporate landlords and other predatory landlords who charge outrageous rents.

As Californians Fought Corporate Landlords, YIMBY Action Partied with Big Real Estate’s Cash In 2024, corporate landlords paid for YIMBY Action's "prom" while activists fought Big Real Estate to pass a pro-rent control ballot measure.

Read our exclusive about YIMBY Action partying on Big Real Estate's dime while also working to kill a pro-tenant ballot measure.

YIMBY Action = Big Real Estate

The YIMBY movement actually shares the exact same agenda as "Unleash Prosperity," a deep-pocketed think tank operated by powerful conservatives who worked for Trump, Reagan, and the Heritage Foundation.

It's ridiculous that YIMBYs say they're progressive

YIMBY = Corporate America

Rent Control Is Fine, Actually Regulating rent prices is often called "bad economics." But it isn't. The effects of rent control are complex.

Don't believe Big Real Estate and California YIMBY.

Rent control works!

The Grassroots Fight For Affordable Housing | Common Dreams From Tacoma to Kansas City, people power is key to creating communities where working people can live.

Housing Is A Human Right!

Supes let mayor cut affordable housing, raise fees on working people ... - 48 hills ... and declare war on the unhoused. Welcome the the Lurie budget.

Simply unacceptable.

Exclusive: Tech Execs and Venture Capitalists Spend Big to Help California YIMBY Kill Tenant Protections Tech executives and venture capitalists shell out nearly $425,000 to help California YIMBY kill tenant protections in California.

You won't find these facts anywhere else...

Uber-rich tech executives and venture capitalists are funding California YIMBY's work to kill tenant protections, which help the poor and middle and working class.

Read our exclusive story.

In Florida's eviction capital, major landlord under the spotlight The allegations test the reputation of a company that, according to one study, is the top eviction filer in Duval County, but which has also had a run of positive press for its work in housing and…

“Corporate landlords are violating tenant rights routinely on a daily basis,” said David Jaffee, a sociology professor at University of North Florida.

Seniors, families, students, and many others need tenant protections.

Exclusive: Tech Execs and Venture Capitalists Spend Big to Help California YIMBY Kill Tenant Protections Tech executives and venture capitalists shell out nearly $425,000 to help California YIMBY kill tenant protections in California.

ICYMI: California YIMBY, with financial backing from tech execs and venture capitalists, has been working with Big Real Estate to kill tenant protections.

Read our exclusive article.

Exclusive: Tech Execs and Venture Capitalists Spend Big to Help California YIMBY Kill Tenant Protections Tech executives and venture capitalists shell out nearly $425,000 to help California YIMBY kill tenant protections in California.

ICYMI: Wealthy tech executives and venture capitalists are financing California YIMBY's work to kill tenant protections.

Read our exclusive story.

New Research Finds Good Cause Eviction Policies Don’t Hamper Construction Multiple states have ongoing pushes for good cause eviction protections. A frequent obstacle: a now-disproven claim by developers.

Big Real Estate constantly makes the case that tenant protections stop housing construction. It's nonsense -- and self-serving.

More than ever, tenants must be protected against the greed and predatory business practices of the real estate industry.

Inside Game: California YIMBY, Scott Wiener, and Big Tech’s Troubling Housing Push By jumping into housing policy, Big Tech, through California YIMBY and State Sen. Scott Wiener, is carrying out an orchestrated defense of its huge profits.

Following up our post from earlier today about California YIMBY, we highly recommend reading our special report about the origins of California YIMBY.

It's a must-read!

Airbnb allowed rampant price gouging following L.A. fires, city attorney lawsuit alleges The Los Angeles city attorney’s office has filed a lawsuit against Airbnb, accusing the home-sharing platform of allowing price gouging at more than 2,000 rentals following the January firestorm.

Over and over, we see stories about Big Tech and Big Real Estate trying to rig the system so tenants are charged unfair, wildly inflated rents.

Only rent control will rein in Big Tech and Big Real Estate's predatory tactics.

As Californians Fought Corporate Landlords, YIMBY Action Partied with Big Real Estate’s Cash In 2024, corporate landlords paid for YIMBY Action's "prom" while activists fought Big Real Estate to pass a pro-rent control ballot measure.

Working people can't save money because corporate landlords are charging unfair rents, but YIMBY Action decides to hold a "YIMBY Prom" to party hard with Big Real Estate's money.

And YIMBY Action has teamed with Big Real Estate to kill tenants protections. ⬇️

Exclusive: Tech Execs and Venture Capitalists Spend Big to Help California YIMBY Kill Tenant Protections Tech executives and venture capitalists shell out nearly $425,000 to help California YIMBY kill tenant protections in California.

EXCLUSIVE: Tech executives and venture capitalists are funding California YIMBY's push to kill tenant protections.

Read all the eye-popping details!

Exposing California Apartment Association’s Multi-Million-Dollar Campaign to Stop Rent Control An eye-opening exposé shows how corporate landlords and the California Apartment Association sway state and local elections in California.

ICYMI: Read this eye-opening study that shows how the California Apartment Association and corporate landlords use campaign cash to influence politicians and sway elections.

It's a must-read!

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We're thrilled that Patrick Range McDonald won second place for the "Best Visual Arts/Design/Architecture Feature" from the Los Angeles Press Club for his ground-breaking essay on the artist Jean-Michel Basquiat.

You can read the essay at our previous home on Medium.

Cities Across United States are Banning Price-Fixing Software for Rental Housing Cities are leading the movement to ban price-fixing software that helps predatory landlords to charge wildly inflated rents.

ICYMI: Cities across the country are banning price-fixing software that helps corporate landlords to collude and wildly inflate rents.

We need state politicians in California and other places to pass bans, too!