— in their article examining the dramatic rise in evictions in uk cities, cooper and paton link the financialization of rental housing with austerity politics in fashioning a contemporary political economy of rental housing policy rooted in what they call “accumulation by repossession”. Home sharing involves older homeowners providing spare rooms to younger sharers in exchange for their assistance and time. Renters are possibly the worst affected by what can only be deemed a housing crisis. The reiq this week reported that vacancy rates across the coast were sitting at a tight 0. 6 per cent, a figure it rates as “unhealthy”. — construction of new public or subsidized housing would give renters alternatives to exploitation from existing landlords, while policies to support black homeownership would reduce the power that landowners have over the rural black renter population. Local governments can also use their regulatory powers to address the high cost of rental housing. — the housing affordability crisis is nearly inescapable in the us. Housing costs have skyrocketed in communities nationwide — from small towns to coastal supercities. — according to a survey conducted by researchers at the terner center for housing innovation at uc berkeley, these new adus are overwhelmingly used for housing—only 8 percent are used as short. — rent soared during the pandemic as demand rose due to americans fleeing major urban centers and opting for more space away from neighbors in the suburbs and rural areas.
