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A new video from More Perfect Union featuring the expertise of the Private Equity Stakeholder Project highlights the struggles of residents living in private equity-owned manufactured housing communities for seniors in Florida. Private equity…
Private equity firms have become increasingly powerful players in Michigan’s economy, with PE-owned companies employing 10% of the state’s private sector workforce. These investment firms are buying up companies and real estate across sectors including healthcare, housing, manufacturing, and retail,…
Tenant unions across the twin cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul have been organizing to stop evictions due to the economic and social disruption triggered by 3,000 federal immigration agents invading Minnesota in December of last year. Thousands…
Private equity firms now employ roughly 10% of Michigan’s private sector workforce and own everything from hospitals to housing across the state, according to a new report from the Private Equity Stakeholder Project (PESP). The report,…
To download a PDF version of this report, click here. Introduction Private equity firms have become increasingly influential in Michigan’s economy. These firms raise money from institutional investors such as pension funds, university…
On March 23, Congressman Maxwell Frost (D-FL) introduced new legislation to promote affordable housing and fight back against profiteering Wall Street investors by helping residents purchase and own their parks.[1] Titled the Promoting Residential Ownership of…
In February 2026, Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes announced a settlement with Weidner Property Management LLC regarding the property management company utilizing Thoma Bravo’s RealPage software. RealPage (and the landlords and…
New Trump administration rule seeks to bail out private equity, credit with workers’ 401(k) savings DOL expands access to private equity despite evidence of underperformance, high fees, and illiquidity risk WASHINGTON, DC — Today the Trump White House …
RealPage now finds itself in hot water due to its 2025 purchase of Livble, a rent payment software that offers a “Rent Now Pay Later” approach to paying rent. The property management software…
Trump administration seeks to bail out private equity, credit with workers’ 401(k) savings, PESP warns New rule expands access to private equity despite evidence of underperformance, high fees, and illiquidity risk WASHINGTON, DC — The Trump White House…
Since President Trump announced his desire to ban institutional investors like private equity firms from owning single-family housing, the Private Equity Stakeholder Project’s original research and commentary has featured prominently in news coverage of the subject. …
In late October of 2025, Triangle Tenants Union, a local of the North Carolina Tenants Union, successfully pushed Durham’s city council to unanimously pass an ordinance that criminalizes the collection of rent by landlords overseeing dangerous and unlivable…
