The Eviction Research Network
@evictionresearch.bsky.social
A multi-institution collaborative research group based out of UC Berkeley. Using data science & AI to enumerate evictions, predict risk, and unveil racial/ethnic/gender disparities. evictionresearch.net
Our newest WA State report finds for almost 3 years, filings are about 45% above the pre-pandemic norm, with no sign of a return. evictionresearch.net/washington/ 1 in 47 renter households faced an #eviction filing in the past year, while 1 in 2 renters are already cost-burdened.
Federal aid usually misses the places that need it most. The $46.6B pandemic Emergency Rental Assistance program didn't. First national evaluation (UC Berkeley + Penn HIP): ERA reached the highest-risk neighborhoods, and prevented #eviction there. evictionresearch.net/hud-era/
Seattle screening of "Evicting the American Dream" followed by a panel discussion - Friday, November 7th at 7pm - 415 Westlake Avenue North
"Evicting the American Dream" With Panel Discussion
Screening of the newly released documentary "Evicting the American Dream" followed by a panel discussion with the director and more.
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See @timthomas.bsky.social at the May 7 Screening sunnyvalepres.com/pda-film/ vimeo.com/1061006434?s...
Trailer for "Evicting the American Dream" - Feature Length Documentary
Recent statistics have shown that a record number of children face homelessness in the US and the age at which someone is most likely to be homeless or in a shelter…
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Come to the first screening (May 7) of "Evicting the American Dream", a powerful documentary on eviction and homelessness in the U.S. I'm honored to be part the project and to be on the panel. See the trailer and more at sunnyvalepres.com/pda-film/ Let me know if you want to host a screening.
A sobering view of eviction and the housing crisis in the new era of the United States. Featuring @timthomas.bsky.social.
Balanced Supply of Housing@bshnode.bsky.social · last yr.New episode alert! Listen to a sobering interview with US researcher @timthomas.bsky.social on the challenges #renters face in America, racial bias inherent in many #eviction laws & how #housing advocates & academics are grappling w/ Trump 2.0. Produced w/ @spacingradio.bsky.social buff.ly/RGnF8aj
New episode alert! Listen to a sobering interview with US researcher @timthomas.bsky.social on the challenges #renters face in America, racial bias inherent in many #eviction laws & how #housing advocates & academics are grappling w/ Trump 2.0. Produced w/ @spacingradio.bsky.social buff.ly/RGnF8aj
Under President Biden, a 30-day eviction notice rule was made permanent. A new bill would erase it and landlords would be allowed to give tenants in federally-subsidized housing three days’ notice or less before evicting them. @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2025/02/13/r...
Some Tenants Could Get Only One Day’s Eviction Notice, Under Federal Bill (Gift Article)
Legislation would end tenant protections that were first put in place during the pandemic.
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HUD is struggling to meet even a fraction of the country's need at current funding levels & the Secretary is bragging about the richest man on Earth finding $260 million in mystery savings? This is so far removed from reality.
Data heros. Harvard law just released an archive of data.gov! lil.law.harvard.edu/blog/2025/02...
Announcing the Data.gov Archive | Library Innovation Lab
Today we released our archive of data.gov on Source Cooperative. The 16TB collection includes over 311,000 datasets harvested during 2024 and 2025, a complet...
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2024 saw an 18% increase in homelessness, largest increase in recorded history. Read the 2024 HUD Congressional Report on Homelessness here: www.hud.gov/press/press_... apnews.com/article/home...
US homelessness up 18% as affordable housing remains out of reach for many people
Federal officials say the United States saw an 18.1% increase in homelessness, a dramatic rise driven mostly by a lack of affordable housing as well as devastating natural disasters and a surge of mig...
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#California Voters said no to expanded rent control, but tenants facing #evictions will have more time to fight to keep their homes under a new California law that starts Jan 1. calmatters.org/housing/2024...
New law could help tenants facing eviction stay in their homes
Voters said no to expanded rent control, but tenants will now have more time to fight to overturn evictions under a new California law
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Interview with @timthomas.bsky.social on the eviction crisis in Spokane WA. www.kxly.com/news/spokane...
Spokane County is in an eviction crisis with record-breaking rates, experts say
SPOKANE, Wash. -- Spokane is on track to see a record number of evictions this year and experts warn this crisis is not getting better anytime soon.
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"Starting with President Richard Nixon...public housing started facing serious austerity measures & never recovered. Federal investments shifted away from building new public housing units & toward housing vouchers & public-private partnerships."
Public housing didn’t fail in the US. But it was sabotaged.
A brief history of how America’s public housing experiment was designed to fail.
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For some research within the court process, read: “The System Is So Messed up”: Neutrality and Efficiency in an Eviction Courtroom journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
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While in the middle of a housing crisis, software co's are pushing rents higher. Recent analysis by the White House is showing how price gouging software has increased the cost of rent. For example, 68% of landlords in Atalanta were charging $181 more a month. www.axios.com/2024/12/17/r...
Landlords use pricing software that adds billions to rental costs, White House says
The report puts hard numbers to accusations that have piled up against RealPage, which makes the software that landlords use.
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More than half of Black (57%) and Hispanic (53%) renters are cost burdened, substantially higher than the 45-46% of white and Asian renters. New research brief: www.jchs.harvard.edu/research-are...
@timthomas.bsky.social will be testifying at the #WA State Senate Committee on Housing Tomorrow to discuss disturbing #eviction trends in the state. 2024 will see the highest filing counts in the state's recorded history. However... datawrapper.dwcdn.net/RfnOz/3/ evictionresearch.net/washington/
Washington State 20 Year Eviction Filing Trends
2004 to 2024
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60 new CA housing bills were signed into law and will start Jan 1, 2025. Read Berkeley's Terner Center post about these new laws. ternercenter.berkeley.edu/blog/califor...
California Housing Laws That Go into Effect in 2025 - Terner Center
Earlier this fall, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed over 60 housing-related bills into law, most of which will become effective January 1, 2025. These new laws will shape housing outcomes in ma...
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#Evictions are far above historical average in #WashingtonState. New data shows King, Spokane, and Clark Counties saw the highest 12-month count in recorded history. This increase follows gradual lifting of pandemic protections in July 2023 (e.g., #EPRAP & the Eviction Resolution Pilot Program.
Harvey IL city police just boarded evictees inside their home. This is one of the most disturbing things I’ve seen in a while. www.tiktok.com/t/ZPRcxmrfj/
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#California #evictions are much higher in larger counties than they were before the pandemic. We'll have a state profile using these data up soon. calmatters.org/housing/home...
New #eviction numbers for #Oregon show that the state is evicting more households than they ever have in their history. Collab w/ evictedinoregon.com See the report evictionresearch.net/oregon/
