How Climate Change Could Upend the American Dream
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Americans have long accumulated wealth by owning their homes, but a new study predicts that spiking insurance rates and climate disasters now herald an era of widespread losses.
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“Incalculable” Damage: How a “We Buy Ugly Houses” Franchise Left a Trail of Financial Wreckage Across Texas
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Charles Carrier is accused of orchestrating a yearslong Ponzi scheme, bilking tens of millions of dollars from both wealthy investors and older people with modest incomes. Despite signs of trouble, HomeVestors didn’t intervene.
https://www.propublica.org/article/homevestors-fraud-charles-carrier-texas?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
#News #Texas #Housing #Fraud #RealEstate #Investing #Business #House
“No one is watching, no one will hold them accountable, so they can just do what they want,” said one HUD attorney. “The civil rights laws that people marched for and fought for, ... it’s not happening. And people are really being harmed by it.”
#News #Housing #Discrimination #CivilRights #Law #Government #Trump #DOGE
Fuck you, you fucking douchebag.
You want people to have more #children?
#Healthcare. #Housing. #Daycare. #Maternity and #paternity leave. #Child #tax credits. A #livingwage. Four day workweek. Etc.
Nah: deny #women the right to have an #abortion and make everyone #poor and desperate, right? Goddamned #plutocrat assholes.
Plus, you raised an absolute festering pustule of a son, #ElonMusk. So don't you dare lecture anyone about #parenting, Cruella.
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Former “We Buy Ugly Houses” Franchise Owner to Plead Guilty in Fraud Scheme That Cost Investors $40 Million
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Charles Carrier agreed to plead guilty to one count of felony wire fraud that carries a potential 20-year prison sentence. The plea follows a ProPublica report detailing how Carrier bilked investors across Texas out of millions of dollars.
#News #Housing #Home #Fraud #Lawsuit #Law #Texas #RealEstate
Justice Department Sues Six of the Nation’s Largest Landlords in Effort to Stop Alleged Price-Fixing in Rental Markets
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Federal prosecutors allege that the landlords have used RealPage pricing software to collude and artificially raise rents. The legal action is the latest development stemming from a 2022 ProPublica investigation.
Want to Report on Homelessness? Here’s What Our Sources Taught Us About Engaging Responsibly.
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Homelessness is at a record high, and there are many investigative stories to tell. We’ve compiled some of the tips and lessons we learned from our sources for other reporters pursuing this coverage.
Donald Trump’s choice to lead HUD has a history of voting against protections for poor tenants. And Trump’s choice to lead the IRS once pushed to abolish the agency entirely.
Revisit ProPublica’s reporting on some of Trump’s key appointees:
https://www.propublica.org/article/donald-trump-appointments-cabinet-propublica-reporting?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
#News #Trump #Government #Housing #Tax #Environment #Business #Health
Dear Representative Ocasio-Cortez;
If you want to impress me:
bring back the #GreenNewDeal
Quit cowering from reality:
Where #Housing and #Energy costs meet #infrastructure and #ClimateResilience insecurity.
We need a new deal. Again.
Get fearless.
#aoc
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The Housing Loophole That Lets Wealthy Investors Raise Rents on Poor Tenants
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As the U.S. struggles with a housing shortage, investors continue to exploit a gap in an affordable housing law to raise rents on 115,000 apartments. Congress has repeatedly failed to act.
#News #Housing #RealEstate #Tax #AffordableHousing #Poverty #Congress
DOGE can now access a HUD system that includes addresses domestic violence survivors have relocated to for safety, medical records in disability cases and credit reports in lending discrimination cases.
Few of the records are redacted or anonymized.
U.S. Housing Agency Considers Launching Crypto Experiment
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The Department of Housing and Urban Development, which oversees billions in aid and insures more than a trillion dollars in mortgages, is pondering using the blockchain and a stablecoin. One HUD official derided it as “monopoly money.”
#News #Housing #Crypto #Government #USPolitics #Trump #Blockchain
How Hotels, Once a Last Resort, Became New York’s Default Answer to Homelessness
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Statewide spending on hotels has more than tripled in recent years. The shift away from shelters has prevented families from accessing services like child care and help finding housing.
https://www.propublica.org/article/new-york-homelessness-hotels?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
#News #NY #NewYork #Homelessness #Homeless #Hotel #Housing #Shelter
These 5 Charts Show How Hotels Became New York’s Response to Homelessness
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Social services agencies across the state now place nearly half of all individuals and families seeking shelter in hotels, leaving people without resources like food and help finding housing.
https://www.propublica.org/article/new-york-homelessness-hotels-five-charts?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
#News #NewYork #Homelessness #Homeless #Housing #Hotel #Data
Federal Investigators Were Preparing Two Texas Housing Discrimination Cases — Until Trump Took Over
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The government spent years probing allegations that a Dallas HOA created rules to kick poor Black people out and that Texas discriminated against minority residents in Houston after Hurricane Harvey, only to suddenly reverse course under Trump.
https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-hud-texas-housing-discrimination-cases-dallas-houston?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
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Upholding Canadian Values in the 2025 Federal Election
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Upholding Canadian Values in the 2025 Federal Election
All Canadians are encouraged to participate in the 2025 Canadian federal election on Monday April 28, 2025.
Protect core Canadian values
Equality & inclusion
Accessible healthcare
Affordable housing
Food security
Truth & reconciliation
Climate action
Accountability, transparency, responsibility
Research candidate platforms thoroughly
Attend local candidate debates
Understand how proposed policies may impact our community
Consider long-term societal implications, not just short-term promise
Make an informed choice based on evidence,
fairness, and the future you want to see.
Non-partisan voting resources
[1] https://www.elections.ca
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Upholding Canadian Values in the 2025 Federal Election
All Canadians are encouraged to participate in the 2025 Canadian federal election on Monday April 28, 2025.
Protect core Canadian values
Equality & inclusion
Accessible healthcare
Affordable housing
Food security
Truth & reconciliation
Climate action
Accountability, transparency, responsibility
Research candidate platforms thoroughly
Attend local candidate debates
Understand how proposed policies may impact our community
Consider long-term societal implications, not just short-term promise
Make an informed choice based on evidence,
fairness, and the future you want to see.
Non-partisan voting resources
[1] https://www.elections.ca
[2] https://egale.ca/votewithpride/
[3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Canadian_federal_election
[4] http://www.canada.ca/en/democratic-institutions.html
[4.1] https://www.canada.ca/en/democratic-institutions/services/protecting-democratic-institutions.html
[4.2] https://www.canada.ca/en/democratic-institutions/services/protecting-canada-general-election-2025/resisting-disinformation-during-election.html
[5] CBC News Election Coverage: Comprehensive, balanced reporting
[6] Apathy is Boring: Youth & senior voter engagement
[7] Canadian Anti-Hate Network: Countering misinformation & extremism")
Utah Sen. Mike Lee Says Selling Off Public Lands Will Solve the West’s Housing Crisis. Past Sales Show Otherwise.
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Last month, Lee introduced a now-removed amendment to Trump’s policy megabill that mandated the sale of up to 3 million acres. It did little to address the challenges of building affordable housing on public land.
https://www.propublica.org/article/utah-mike-lee-public-lands-sell-off?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
Representatives Demand Housing Agency Halt Any Cryptocurrency Experiments
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Following reporting by ProPublica, three Democrats on the House Financial Services Committee have warned HUD against using crypto, which they said could be “dangerous, speculative, and harmful to working families.”
https://www.propublica.org/article/hud-cryptocurrency-blockchain-democrats-maxine-waters?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
#News #Housing #Tech #Congress #Democrats #Crypto #Cryptocurrency
A Lawyer Who Helped the Kushners Crack Down on Poor Tenants Now Helps Renters Fight Big Landlords
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“It was like a heavyweight sparring featherweights,” the attorney said about his time representing companies owned by Trump’s in-laws, whose apartments were known for shoddy maintenance and aggressive legal tactics.
https://www.propublica.org/article/kushner-kushnerville-apartments-tenants-lawsuits-andrew-rabinowitz-lawyer?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
The USDA failed to follow its own guidance for a rural mortgage program, taking years to foreclose on delinquent loans.
As a result, 55 Maine borrowers racked up, on average, $110,000 in additional debt before the agency moved to take the homes.
https://www.propublica.org/article/usda-maine-foreclosures-rural-homeowners?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
Federal housing officials spent years investigating cities from #Chicago to Memphis to Corpus Christi for putting industrial plants and unwanted facilities in poor, nonwhite neighborhoods.
Now, under Trump, the agency plans to drop the cases.
https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-hud-drop-housing-discrimination-cases-housing-pollution?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
#News #Housing #Environment #Pollution #Discrimination #Racism
Are You a Public Housing Resident Behind on Rent? Received an Eviction Notice? Here’s What to Know.
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If you’re one of 1.6 million people living in public housing nationally, you have special protections meant to prevent low-income tenants from being evicted when they fall behind on rent. We created a guide to the process.
https://www.propublica.org/article/maine-eviction-safeguards-public-housing?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
#Housing #Poverty #Homelessness #Homeless #PublicHousing #Maine
Jasmin Belanger believed the deal was simple: pay off what she owed, and her landlord would let her keep her housing.
It wasn’t until months later that she learned it had left her with a permanent record of an eviction — despite there never being one.
https://www.propublica.org/article/maine-public-housing-eviction-repayment-agreements?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
America’s Largest Landlord to Stop Using RealPage Rent-Setting Software, Makes Deal With DOJ
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Greystar, which manages nearly 950,000 apartments, has agreed to stop using “anti-competitive” algorithms to suggest rents. ProPublica previously showed how such software lets landlords set rents in a way that could result in cartel-like behavior.