Por: The Boston Globe Opinion May 16, 2023
In the 1990s, landlords said that they couldn’t afford to make improvements with controlled rents. Now, with cash deep on the floor, too many are still renting dumps at astronomical prices.Building more affordable housing is only a piece of the solution. Rents have to be managed in accordance with cost-of-living adjustments, and regular health and safety inspections, not unlike a restaurant inspection, should be part of a permit to rent.The... + full article
Portland Press Herald USA Opinion May 11, 2023
Here is a budget estimate for landlords to purchase a $600,000 three-unit building: $120,000 down payment. Mortgage: $3,000 a month. Rent: $4,500 a month. Property taxes: $750 a month. Net profit: $750 a month (excluding insurance, repairs, utilities, registration fees,... + más
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Portland Press Herald USA Opinion May 06, 2023
Portland voters have made it clear time and again that they believe tenants need more protections, not less. In November of 2020 and again in 2022, Portland voters overwhelmingly passed some of the strongest rent stabilization and tenant protections on the eastern seaboard. Yet... + más
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The Boston Globe USA Opinion March 10, 2023
Recent comments ( Letters, March 2) assume a housing crisis in Boston, and one reader claimed, with no data, that “excessive profits in real estate are widely acknowledged.” I cannot speak for large landlords, who own large buildings with higher rents that tend to have been... + más
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The Boston Globe USA Opinion December 29, 2022
Kudos to Andrew Brinker for highlighting the challenges facing small landlords, who “own nearly half of the rental properties in Massachusetts” ( Page A1, Dec. 26). Small landlord buildings command lower rents than those owned by large landlords, putting these small... + más
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Forbes USA Business December 12, 2022
Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty ImagesGetty Images Rising rents mean a greater share of private investors are buying residential property, according to a leading estate agent. A hefty 12.2% of all homes have been bought by an investor in the year to date, research from... + más
Manhattan renters face sticker shock with average rent at $5,200 | CNBC
Rent growth slows to the lowest level in 18 months | CNBC
CNBC USA Business December 08, 2022
An Apartments For Rent sign outside a building in the East Village neighborhood of New York, U.S.Gabby Jones Bloomberg Getty ImagesManhattan rents rose 2% in November, dashing hopes that prices would cool and forcing many renters to give up their leases or downsize, according to... + más
There are 40 million renters in America. Their 'political mobilization' could influence the midterm elections. | MarketWatch
New York Daily News USA Politics September 30, 2022
More than 2 million New Yorkers living in rent stabilized apartments could be facing rent hikes of up to 5% starting Oct. 1 — the largest increase in almost a decade. The city’s Rent Guidelines Board — which sets a cap each year on how much landlords can increase rent on... + más
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