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New Research Documents Gentrification-Related Evictions in Detroit

An article in Housing Policy Debate, “Gentrification-Induced Displacement in Detroit, Michigan: An Analysis of Evictions,” maps evictions in the city between 2009 and 2015, finding evidence that geographic patterns of evictions shift with patterns of gentrification. The article presents a case…

Unpaid Rent May Be as High as $34 Billion by End of the Year

A report from Stout, “Analysis of Current and Expected Rental Shortfall and Potential Evictions in the U.S.,” finds that between 9.7 and 14.2 million households, accounting for 23.3 to 34 million individual renters, are currently unable to pay rent. The report, prepared for the National Council of…

Significant Number of Renters Still Behind on Rent in September

The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) released an analysis of the Census Bureau’s Household Pulse Survey for September 2 to September 14, which finds millions of households continuing to struggle to pay their rent and afford food. One in four renters with children was behind on rent in…