LAST WEEK’S HOUSING NEWS

Homes RI
2 min readJul 30, 2020

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Catch up and gain some perspective. Take a look at last seven days of housing news.
07/22/2020–07/28/2020

RHODE ISLAND

New Housing Works Rhode Island report highlights demand for housing bond
Providence Business News
Mary MacDonald
07/29/2020

Worries grow as expiration of $600 weekly unemployment bonus looms
WPRI
Kim Kalunian
07/27/2020

Raimondo unveils expanded housing and infrastructure bonding
New Haven Register
07/27/2020

HOMELESSNESS

Young and Homeless During Covid-19
N+1
Lizzie Feidelson
07/29/2020

Homeless in a Pandemic: The Housing Poetry of Jennifer Fitzgerald
Lit Hub
Alissa Quart
07/28/2020

RACISM IN HOUSING

This Moment Calls for Finally Making Homeownership Access Fair
Planetizen
Lillian Ortiz
07/29/2020

Outrage Over Trump’s Fair Housing Victory Lap
Planetizen
James Brasuell
07/29/2020

Zoning is major artery of systemic racism
Common Wealth
Rachel Heller
07/27/2020

27 U.S. mayors: Want to address systemic racism? Start with housing.
Washington Post
27 U.S. mayors
07/24/2020

In housing, a surprising piece of evidence the fight against racism is working
Washington Post
Editorial Board
07/22/2020

Communities Of Color Poised To Lose Their Homes As Eviction Moratoriums Lift
Public Integrity
Sarah Kleiner
07/22/2020

EVICTION CRISIS

Kicking Folks Out While They’re DownCenter for American Progress
Rejane Frederick
07/27/2020

2020 is the summer of booming home sales — and evictions
Washington Post
Heather Long
07/27/2020

Tsunami’ Of Evictions Feared As $600 In Extra Unemployment Payments End
NPR
Chris Arnold
07/24/2020

The Worst for US Renters and Apartment Owners Is Yet to Come
Bloomberg
Noah Buhayar
07/24/2020

The Eviction Ban Worked, but It’s Almost Over. Some Landlords Are Getting Ready.
Propublica
Jeff Ernsthausen
07/24/2020

Wave of evictions could be coming for nation’s renters
The Hill
Niv Elis
07/24/2020

They're going to fall off a cliff’: August set to bring new financial anguish as coronavirus aid lifelines expire
ABC News
Catherine Thorbecke
07/24/2020

Landlords Jump the Gun as Eviction Moratorium Wanes
New York Times
Matthew Goldstein
07/23/2020

The Looming Eviction Crisis
Boston Globe
Timothy Scalona
07/23/2020

Coronavirus rent freezes are ending — and a wave of evictions will sweep America
NBC News
Emily A. Benfer0
7/22/2020

Next pandemic threat to economy: a wave of evictions
Christian Science Monitor
Laurent Belsie
07/22/2020

TECH

Showing our work: Eviction Lab’s COVID-19 Housing Policy Scorecard
hyperobjekt
James Minton
07/22/2020

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