Aaron Carr
@aaronacarr.bsky.social
Dogs, data, and new inventions. Founder and Executive of HRI. Personal account/opinions my own. On Bluesky to learn, on Twitter to laugh: @aaronAcarr
Back in the day, the working class did better in places like New York/California: wage premium plus comparatively low housing costs.
That has now changed — by policy, by design, by NIMBYism.
It’s really f-ing immoral and sad, and we should do something about it!
That has now changed — by policy, by design, by NIMBYism.
It’s really f-ing immoral and sad, and we should do something about it!
February 24, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Back in the day, the working class did better in places like New York/California: wage premium plus comparatively low housing costs.
That has now changed — by policy, by design, by NIMBYism.
It’s really f-ing immoral and sad, and we should do something about it!
That has now changed — by policy, by design, by NIMBYism.
It’s really f-ing immoral and sad, and we should do something about it!
To put this another way, states like New York are still extremely desirable as evidenced by the continuous in-flow of wealthy people.
And they are also extremely expensive as evidenced by the outflow of poorer people.
Housing costs = #1 expense
Solution = fix housing
And they are also extremely expensive as evidenced by the outflow of poorer people.
Housing costs = #1 expense
Solution = fix housing
February 24, 2025 at 6:08 PM
To put this another way, states like New York are still extremely desirable as evidenced by the continuous in-flow of wealthy people.
And they are also extremely expensive as evidenced by the outflow of poorer people.
Housing costs = #1 expense
Solution = fix housing
And they are also extremely expensive as evidenced by the outflow of poorer people.
Housing costs = #1 expense
Solution = fix housing
“Something something something taxes and crime”
If you look at the data, states like New York continue to attract wealthy people while seeing an outflow of lower income people.
It’s (primarily) the housing costs stupid.
If you look at the data, states like New York continue to attract wealthy people while seeing an outflow of lower income people.
It’s (primarily) the housing costs stupid.
February 24, 2025 at 6:07 PM
“Something something something taxes and crime”
If you look at the data, states like New York continue to attract wealthy people while seeing an outflow of lower income people.
It’s (primarily) the housing costs stupid.
If you look at the data, states like New York continue to attract wealthy people while seeing an outflow of lower income people.
It’s (primarily) the housing costs stupid.
Non-paywalled:
Undercover sting exposes rampant housing discrimination across Chicago area, watchdog group says
Real estate agents, brokerage firms and landlords routinely violated state law by rejecting renters who sought to use housing vouchers, the Housing Rights Initiative claimed in a slew of complaints fi...
www.wbez.org
January 21, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Non-paywalled:
Article:
Undercover sting exposes rampant housing discrimination across Chicago area, watchdog group says
Real estate agents, brokerage firms and landlords routinely violated state law by rejecting renters who sought to use housing vouchers, the Housing Rights Initiative claimed in a slew of complaints fi...
chicago.suntimes.com
January 21, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Article:
And that’s because less traffic for drivers, less pollution for society, and more funding for transit are generally good and popular things.
January 12, 2025 at 4:52 PM
And that’s because less traffic for drivers, less pollution for society, and more funding for transit are generally good and popular things.
Like every other place that has done it, congestion pricing in NYC will get significantly more popular over time: www.crainsnewyork.com/transportati...
Subway, bus ridership ticks up on heels of congestion pricing
A bare Midtown road within the congestion pricing zone.
www.crainsnewyork.com
January 12, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Like every other place that has done it, congestion pricing in NYC will get significantly more popular over time: www.crainsnewyork.com/transportati...
Pleasure working with you!
January 10, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Pleasure working with you!
Reposted by Aaron Carr
2. Buttoned up the second episode of a show I'm making with @aaronacarr.bsky.social – it's not directly related to Housing Rights, but it's also not *not* related to housing rights.
Also forthcoming, tk tk and so on
Also forthcoming, tk tk and so on
January 10, 2025 at 5:31 PM
2. Buttoned up the second episode of a show I'm making with @aaronacarr.bsky.social – it's not directly related to Housing Rights, but it's also not *not* related to housing rights.
Also forthcoming, tk tk and so on
Also forthcoming, tk tk and so on
Anyway, if you like our work, you can support our impact here: www.housingrightsus.org/donate
DONATE | HRI
Housing Rights Initiative (HRI) is a national non-profit watchdog group that investigates real estate fraud, connects tenants to legal services, and promotes tenants' rights to fair and affordable hou...
www.housingrightsus.org
December 17, 2024 at 3:34 AM
Anyway, if you like our work, you can support our impact here: www.housingrightsus.org/donate
Thousands upon thousands of companies across the city are running the same scheme. This is a nightmare ruling for unscrupulous real estate companies.
December 17, 2024 at 3:34 AM
Thousands upon thousands of companies across the city are running the same scheme. This is a nightmare ruling for unscrupulous real estate companies.
Find our work impactful? Make a tax-deductible donation here.
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DONATE | HRI
Housing Rights Initiative (HRI) is a national non-profit watchdog group that investigates real estate fraud, connects tenants to legal services, and promotes tenants' rights to fair and affordable hou...
www.housingrightsus.org
November 26, 2024 at 6:21 PM
Find our work impactful? Make a tax-deductible donation here.
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This number is projected to increase into the hundreds of millions.
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November 26, 2024 at 6:21 PM
This number is projected to increase into the hundreds of millions.
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Our watchdog has now gotten back over $30 million in rent refunds (and tens of millions of dollars more in rent reductions) for taxpayers and tenants to date, and given that over 90% of the class actions in which we have generated with our law firm partners are ongoing...
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November 26, 2024 at 6:21 PM
Our watchdog has now gotten back over $30 million in rent refunds (and tens of millions of dollars more in rent reductions) for taxpayers and tenants to date, and given that over 90% of the class actions in which we have generated with our law firm partners are ongoing...
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While I’m truly proud of our work, the government should never be relying on non-profits like ours for housing enforcement. Whatever we can do, the government could do better, if it had the political will to do much of anything at all.
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November 26, 2024 at 6:21 PM
While I’m truly proud of our work, the government should never be relying on non-profits like ours for housing enforcement. Whatever we can do, the government could do better, if it had the political will to do much of anything at all.
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Meaning this one settlement with Blackstone exceeds 5-years worth of enforcement work from an entire state housing enforcement agency. That’s very unfortunate, ineffective, and depressing!
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November 26, 2024 at 6:21 PM
Meaning this one settlement with Blackstone exceeds 5-years worth of enforcement work from an entire state housing enforcement agency. That’s very unfortunate, ineffective, and depressing!
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If you want a window into New York State's broken housing enforcement system, consider the fact that the State housing enforcement agency has only gotten back $13.2 million in rent refunds for tenants over a 5-year period.
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November 26, 2024 at 6:21 PM
If you want a window into New York State's broken housing enforcement system, consider the fact that the State housing enforcement agency has only gotten back $13.2 million in rent refunds for tenants over a 5-year period.
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