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May 24, 2024
Real Estate Industry Attacks LIHTC Rent Cap Win
On April 1, the Biden administration announced that it would move to cap rent hikes in Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) properties to 10%. The new regulations from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) are a historic step that will protect millions of tenants in LIHTC properties across the country from egregious rent hikes. Unsurprisingly, the real estate industry is none too pleased about this major new pro-tenant policy.
May 17, 2024
USA Today Helps Corporate Landlords Deflect Blame For Housing Crisis
Don’t fall for Big Real Estate’s self-serving claims about “renter fraud”.
May 07, 2024
Advocates Urge National Association of Insurance Commissioners and Federal Insurance Office to Ensure Public Access to Data
The Revolving Door Project joined other groups in calling on state and federal insurance officials to make the property insurance data now being collected available to the public.
April 26, 2024
The U.S. Midwest's Home Insurance Crisis Should Be a Wake-Up Call
Soaring premiums, denied claims, and disappearing coverage in Iowa and elsewhere underscore the need for progressive interventions to reduce climate risks and redistribute costs.
April 22, 2024
Amicus Spotlight: City of Grants Pass, Oregon v. Johnson
An unholy coalition of right-wingers and California Democrats wants the Supreme Court to eviscerate the rights of homeless people.
April 18, 2024
PODCAST: RDP's Kenny Stancil Talks Home Insurance On Arnie Arnesen Attitude
RDP Senior Researcher Kenny Stancil joined Arnie Arnesen to discuss a pair of co-authored pieces on the escalating climate-insurance-housing crisis.
April 16, 2024
RELEASE: New Report Details How the National Association of Insurance Commissioners Impedes Effective Climate Action
The NAIC exists primarily to stave off federal regulation while setting the lowest possible bar for state regulators, who are often captured by industry interests.
April 16, 2024
Blog Post Anti-MonopolyCongressional OversightConsumer ProtectionDepartment of JusticeFTCHousingRevolving Door
Meet RealPage’s Revolving-Door Lobbyists
The scandal-plagued software company has hired a trio of Capitol Hill insiders to fend off regulatory scrutiny from Congress.
April 16, 2024 | The American Prospect
Democrats Must Start Distinguishing Themselves on Insurance Policy
Amid a crisis for homeowners, Democrats have done little while Republicans pursue an agenda of bailouts and deregulation.
March 21, 2024
RealPage Enlists Ex-FTC Revolvers From BigLaw Firm Gibson Dunn To Fight Tenant Lawsuits
Facing an existential legal threat, the scandal-plagued software company has hired price-fixing monopolists’ favorite lawyers.
March 08, 2024
HackwatchNewsletter 2024 ElectionAnti-MonopolyCatherine RampellConsumer ProtectionDepartment of JusticeDepartment of TransportationFTCHousing
A Decade-Long Week And SOTU Thoughts
This week’s Hack Watch recaps some economic stories you may have missed, plus our initial reaction to Biden’s big speech.
March 01, 2024
Departing RealPage Exec’s Flimsy Rant Against Rent Control
As he leaves the scandal-plagued firm, Jay Parsons offers one last defense of rent-gougers.
February 21, 2024 | The New Republic
A Return to Trump’s Housing Policies Would Be a Disaster
The former president made his name as an unscrupulous real estate magnate. So it’s no surprise that he pushed for ideas designed to take from the poor and give to the rich.
February 15, 2024
Julian Scoffield Vishal Shankar
Newsletter Corporate CrackdownDepartment of JusticeExecutive BranchHousing
An RDP Love Letter To Picking Fights and Good Punditry
Cracking down on corporate abuses is what government should be for.
February 05, 2024
Will Jay Powell’s Cheerleaders Ever Admit They Were Wrong?
Soon after Biden renominated Powell, the ostensibly dovish Fed chair embarked on the most intense and sustained series of rate hikes in decades. We were told that this wouldn’t happen!