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Housing market

View of San Jose cityscape surrounded by hills

Billionaire John Sobrato Is Leasing His Land for $1 to Tackle Homelessness

The real estate mogul is lending two acres of land for an interim housing project.
By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
John and Jenica Paulson dressed up for event, posing for camera

Investor John Paulson Seeks to Dismiss His Wife’s Billion Dollar Lawsuit Over Secret Trusts

John Paulson, who made his fortune betting against the housing crisis, is embroiled in a lawsuit with his wife over allegedly hiding away billions of dollars in trusts.
By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
Letitia James giving a speech.

Roomster Sued by Attorney General Letitia James and Federal Trade Commission for Alleged $27 Million Scam

The apartment listings service Roomster and its company executives were hit with a lawsuit from the FTC and six states over fraudulent listings and reviews.
By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
A new tract of single-family homes near Menifee, California.

Biden’s Housing Plan Sounds Good in Theory But Needs Lots of Help If It’s Going to Work

By Linda Carroll

New Startup Builds Housing in Your Yard, Splits Rental Profit With You

By Gabriela Barkho

Post-‘Bachelorette’ Fame Apparently Now Includes Short-Term Rentals

By Helen Holmes

Google and Amazon Attempt to Fix the Housing Crisis They Created

By Gabriela Barkho
California's Homeless Crisis

How California’s Homeless Crisis Grew Obscenely Out of Control

By Chris Roberts
A home burns as the Camp Fire tears through Paradise, California on November 8, 2018.

Climate Refugees and a Wildfire-Induced Homeless Crisis Devastate California

By Chris Roberts
Omarosa Manigault-Newman dominated cable news coverage this month.

TV News Covered Omarosa for 34 Hours Last Week—This Major Story Got Just 23 Seconds

By John Bonazzo

Pro-Cynthia Nixon Community Groups Defend Work From Purported Threats by Cuomo

By Madina Toure

California Could Have Avoided a Housing Crisis—if It Had Built 3.4 Million More Homes

By Sissi Cao

Law Requiring Fire Sprinklers in NYC High-Rises May Return—Against Trump’s Wishes

By Madina Toure

NJ Politics Digest: More Bad News for the State’s Homeowners

By Steve Cronin

The Future of Housing Is Here and It Will Be 3D Printed—on Earth and Mars

By Caleb Kaiser
There's a reason why San Francisco has so few skyscrapers.

Here’s Why Silicon Valley’s Housing Market Is Driving Away Prime-Age Workers

By Sissi Cao
A homeless man in the skid row section of Los Angeles, California.

California Is a Shining Example of Democrats’ Economic Ineptitude

By Peter Ferrara
Lynne Patton, vice president of the Eric Trump Foundation, at the Republican National Convention.

Lynne Patton: Mainstream Media Has ‘Declared War on Minority Conservatives’

By Madina Toure
Mayor Bill de Blasio stands in front of a residential construction site while unveiling his affordable housing plan on May 5, 2014 in Brooklyn. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)

NYC Sets Affordable Housing Record with 24,500 Homes Financed in 2017

By Madina Toure
Mayor Bill de Blasio stands with Public Advocate Letitia James and Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams while unveiling his affordable housing plan in Brooklyn in May 2014.

Newly Re-Elected de Blasio Rolls Out Affordable Housing Plan

By Madina Toure
Flanked by elected officials and advocates, Mayor Bill de Blasio unveils his affordable housing plan at a press conference in May 2014.

De Blasio to Meet Affordable Housing Goal Two Years Early

By Madina Toure
Mayor Bill de Blasio unveiling his long-awaited homeless plan at a press conference in February.

De Blasio and Cuomo Spar Over Homeless People on the Subway

By Madina Toure
A homeless woman sits on 5th Avenue at 42nd Street in New York City.

The Real Estate Community Is Key to Solving New York’s Homelessness Crisis

By Christine Quinn and Laura Jackson
A view of lower Manhattan and Brooklyn as seen from One WTC.

The Solution to NYC’s Housing Crisis Might Be Enabling Prospective Buyers

By Karen Haycox
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