housing crisis

30-year fixed mortgages surge above 6% for the first time since 2008 as market reacts to Fed rate hikes

June 15, 2022 -

Posted by Arsenio Toledo

(Natural News) Mortgage rates have surged this week as fears of the Federal Reserve enacting more aggressive interest rate increases upset American financial markets. According to Mortgage News Daily (MND), the average rate on 30-year fixed mortgages, the most popular kind of mortgage in America today, rose by 10 basis points to 6.28 percent on Tuesday, June […]

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Average rent prices in the US surpass $2,000 amid inflation and rising mortgage interest rates

June 14, 2022 -

Posted by Mary Villareal

(Natural News) The median monthly asking rent in the United States has now surpassed $2,000 for the first time, reaching a record high of $2,002 in May. This is a 15 percent year-over-year increase, on par with April’s annual increase, but slightly lower than the 17 percent gain in March. More people are opting to […]

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BIDENFLATION: Rents increased by nearly 20% in 2021 due to runaway inflation and disastrous economic policies

February 22, 2022 -

Posted by Arsenio Toledo

(Natural News) The runaway inflation caused by President Joe Biden’s disastrous economic policies is making it more difficult for Americans to pay rent. The median rent in most of America has surged by nearly 20 percent. This information is according to an analysis of rental properties listed on the website of real estate company Realtor.com. […]

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Pension funds are buying up entire neighborhoods of single family homes, contributing to America’s housing crisis

April 7, 2021 -

Posted by Ethan Huff

(Natural News) In today’s America, housing is just another commodity to be traded by wealthy investors at the expense of the working classes that can no longer afford to live because of it. For years, the problem was Chinese investors with gobs of fiat buying up all the property. Now, it is cash-saturated pension funds […]

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MASS HOMELESSNESS: Housing crisis looms as eviction protections expire

August 31, 2020 -

Posted by Ralph Flores

(Natural News) A national housing crisis could hit the U.S. as early as late August, as rent payments resume for many residents across the country. According to a think tank called the Aspen Institute, up to 40 million people are at risk of eviction in the coming months as residents struggle to make rent amid the […]

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U.S. headed for “unprecedented housing crisis” as mass evictions loom

April 9, 2020 -

Posted by Cassie B.

(Natural News) The U.S. is on its way to what experts term an unprecedented housing crisis as a huge wave of evictions looms – and measures like temporary bans in some places aren’t going to help much in the long term. Princeton University’s Eviction Lab tracks eviction policies and trends at the state and federal […]