Eviction bans? Rent control? A ban on credit scores and criminal backgrounds for screening? What’s next? Across the country housing providers are facing well financed and organized efforts to take away your ability to manage your rental properties. Meanwhile, federal, state, and local government are only slowly responding to the real issues your residents face, especially loss of income from Covid-19 interventions.
That’s why The Center for Housing Economics is here. We are organized around three ongoing efforts.
Better Data
There is no eviction crisis in the United States. But if you read headlines and listen to elected officials, you’d think millions of people have been and are going to be unjustly evicted. Learn more.
Better Ideas
Thanks to last minute efforts, $25 billion in rent relief that is payable to housing providers is on the way; but local governments might stand in the way of efficient programs to get money where it is needed most. Learn more.
A Better Story
Good people understand how challenging it is to run a small business. The problem is that today, most people don’t see rental housing as a small business but a wealthy person’s game. We’re working to change this. Learn more.
Support our Efforts to Support You!
To learn more about The Center for Housing Economics and why it is so important to make an investment in its work, download our prospectus; it has information about the The Center and the issues facing the housing economy in 2021. Click on the link or on the image below.
Questions? Contact Roger Valdez, Director, 206-427-7707 or roger@housinomics.org
For updates please share your information below.
