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10 Thursday AM Reads
Barry Ritholtz, Ritholtz.com
My morning train WFH reads: • Land Appreciates. Homes Depreciate. The structure (house) is a depreciating asset: without continuous investment and updates, its value declines over time, even after renovations. The land is the appreciating component: long-term…
May 28, 2026, 10:30 AM
Trump pledged to house 6,000 homeless vets. His budget funds zero
Quil Lawrence, NPR
Veteran groups hoped a Trump executive order would supercharge housing for homeless vets. That hasn't happened, and veterans' advocates want to know why.
May 28, 2026, 9:00 AM
Private Equity Now Owns 1 in 8 Apartment Units, a 50 Percent Increase Since 2021
Conor Gallagher, Nakedcapitalism.com
Private equity’s expansion into housing comes at the same time as Americans are increasingly struggling to afford rent.
May 25, 2026, 9:00 AM
The White House wants to eliminate housing funds. Republicans aren’t having it.
Cassandra Dumay, Politico
The presidential budget put GOP lawmakers in an awkward position.
May 23, 2026, 4:00 PM
High prices in Iran’s stunted housing market leave tenants with few options
Maziar Motamedi, Al Jazeera English
Tenants face bleak prospects as economic uncertainty persists amid a potential resumption of fighting.
May 19, 2026, 6:50 PM
‘Still incomplete': Key questions unanswered on New York state budget
Jimmy Vielkind, Gothamist
Gov. Hochul announcing her “general agreement” with state lawmakers, which aggravated Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie. Gov. Kathy Hochul says the pied-à-terre tax's implementation is still being figured out. [ more › ]
May 7, 2026, 7:56 PM
'Persistently high' number of NYC kids rely on food pantries as aid cuts loom
Karen Yi, Gothamist
Families receive food at the Reaching Out Community Services food pantry on March 25, 2025, in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. City Harvest released its annual report on child hunger as families brace for deep cuts to SNAP. [ more › ]
May 4, 2026, 10:30 AM
Trump Calls Affordability 'One Good Line Of Bullshit'
Heather, Crooksandliars.com
Donald Trump decided to make some campaign ads for Democrats during a speech at The Villages in Florida this Friday. TRUMP: The Democrats start screaming, "Affordability, affordability!" — but they're the ones who caused the problem. They may have one good t…
May 2, 2026, 3:37 PM
WATCH: What does a person have to make to afford the average price of a home?
ABC News, Abcnews.com
New polling shows only a quarter of non-homeowners believe they’ll be able to buy a home in the next five years. Chen Zhao, head of economic research at Redfin, discusses more.
Apr 30, 2026, 8:58 PM
To Solve Homelessness, Fix the Economy
Yves Smith, Nakedcapitalism.com
A dangerous right-wing solution to homelessness is to hide the unhoused in out-of-sight detention camps
Apr 25, 2026, 5:06 AM
Homebuyers Sitting Out Season for Real Estate Deals...
Paulina Cachero, Financial Advisor Magazine
Homebuyers Sitting Out Season for Real Estate Deals... (First column, 6th story, link) Related stories:Companies, Not Consumers, to Cash In Big From Tariff Refunds...
Apr 24, 2026, 3:40 PM
'NYC is cooked': Business leaders and Wall Streeters erupt over NYC's proposed luxury second-home tax
Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert, Business Insider
Kathy Hochul and Zohran Mamdani ruffled some feathers when they introduced a proposal to tax secondary homes in New York valued at over $5 million.
Apr 17, 2026, 4:02 AM
'Dear America': HUD workers say they're being blocked from doing their jobs
Jennifer Ludden, NPR
A website with anonymous employee letters accuses the Trump administration of undermining work on housing discrimination. HUD says it's restoring "sanity" to fair housing enforcement.
Apr 16, 2026, 10:00 AM
Thousands of NYC tenants face May deadline as emergency housing vouchers wind down
David Brand, Gothamist
The city's housing authority has encouraged tenants with the expiring federal vouchers to apply for vacant public housing units. [ more › ]
Apr 14, 2026, 4:15 PM
Proposed SOM supertall skyscraper next to Grand Central Station advances
Ben Dreith, Dezeen
The developers for the 175 Park Avenue in New York City have submitted permits for the proposed supertall skyscraper by SOM in Midtown Manhattan, which would become the third-tallest in the city if completed. Developers RXR Realty and TF Cornerstone have brou…
Apr 14, 2026, 3:06 PM
New White House report has plans to fix US housing shortage of 10 million
Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera English
A new report lays out a blueprint for how more home construction would help the middle class and the overall economy.
Apr 13, 2026, 9:59 PM
Potholes and progress: Mamdani reflects on 100 days as New York’s mayor
Andy Hirschfeld, Al Jazeera English
Mamdani's first 100 days marked by childcare reforms, pothole fixes and polarising debates over affordability policies.
Apr 10, 2026, 3:36 PM
BNY offers $6,500 for some homebuying employees, as even Wall Street workers struggle with housing costs
Reed Alexander, Business Insider
BNY's new housing benefit comes as rising prices and borrowing costs make homeownership harder for workers earning below six figures.
Apr 8, 2026, 11:45 AM
Mamdani, Trump talk Sunnyside Yard building. Local residents ask, huh?
Arun Venugopal, Gothamist
Amtrak's Sunnyside train yard in Queens, with the Long Island City high-rises looming in the background. A resurrected proposal to cover the sprawling train yard has local residents asking questions. [ more › ]
Apr 6, 2026, 11:01 AM
Trump's VA killed a home loan program. Vets are now losing their homes because of it
Chris Arnold, NPR
Foreclosures on VA loans are at their highest level in a decade. VA has a fix but it is months away and could still leave vets worse off than most other homeowners.
Apr 2, 2026, 9:00 AM
Appeals court rejects HUD homelessness overhaul saying it would be "disastrous"
Jennifer Ludden, NPR
The federal housing agency wants to shift money away from permanent housing and toward programs that impose sobriety and other conditions. Advocates warn that would push many back into homelessness.
Apr 2, 2026, 12:42 AM
Redevelopment of NYCHA apartments in Chelsea at center of congressional race
Rhiannon Rashidi, Gothamist
Congressional candidate Jack Schlossberg recorded a video with NYCHA tenants in Chelsea. The Fulton and Elliott-Chelsea Houses are an issue in the race to succeed outgoing Rep. Jerry Nadler. [ more › ]
Mar 30, 2026, 11:01 AM
NJ township fighting ICE jail faces another development battle, over affordable homes
Mike Hayes, Gothamist
A protest against an ICE detention center in Roxbury Township, New Jersey. Township officials are battling housing advocates over what’s known as the Mount Laurel doctrine. [ more › ]
Mar 21, 2026, 11:51 AM
If the House and Senate Quit Squabbling, We Could Actually Make Housing More Available
Jim Vorel, Jezebel
We can finally make housing cheaper and more affordable, if Congress can work together for two minutes and ignore Donald Trump.
Mar 12, 2026, 4:41 PM