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A new article in Housing Policy details how small-scale landlords in Philadelphia avoid evictions in order to keep tenants in their homes and avert costs associated with evictions. In “Working With Them: Small-Scale Landlord Strategies for Avoiding Evictions,” in-depth interviews reveal that many…
Researchers at New America issued a report, “Displaced in America: Mapping Housing Loss Across the United States,” finding that counties with predominantly non-white households see higher rates of evictions than those with predominantly White households, and that the percentage of housing cost-…
A research team led by an epidemiologist at the University of Pennsylvania shared early work on a mathematical model of the potential impact of evictions on COVID-19 spread. In simulated scenarios, higher eviction rates increased infection levels and deaths due to the epidemic. A monthly eviction…
Research from the Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR) examines changes in housing security before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. CEPR previews high-level findings in “Pandemic Leads to More Precarious Housing Situation,” documenting that approximately one-third of renters reported…