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Private Equity Stakeholder Project Comment on Passage of ROAD to Housing Act New law takes a first step to curb corporate ownership of single-family homes WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act will become law after…
Will Brookfield allow Yes Communities residents to have window air conditioners in their homes? The private equity company Brookfield is in the process of acquiring Yes Communities, one of the largest owners of manufactured home parks in the U.S., with…
A recent NBC News investigation examines the experiences of residents living in manufactured housing communities owned by private equity and other corporate landlords. Over the past 20 years, manufactured home communities…
A recent investigation into private equity landlord Greystar’s controversial junk fees featured analysis by PESP. Private equity landlords are known for layering on junk fees to leases, leaving tenants with additional monthly fees…
With a spate of laws passed during the 2025-2026 legislative session, the state of Maine is breaking new ground when it comes to protecting manufactured housing residents from corporate landlord-related consolidation and resident displacement. During this…
The private equity firm Brookfield Asset Management has gotten back into the housing market in a big way recently, a notable change from just a few years before, when Brookfield unloaded $10 billion of US rental housing in…
The Private Equity Stakeholder Project and the Tenant Union Federation have released a new guide to landlord research for tenants looking to identify the ultimate owner of their property. What is landlord research? Researching your landlord…
What is landlord research? Researching your landlord involves finding strategic information about the person who owns your home that can help you as a tenant to solve problems in your housing situation. Perhaps someone bought your…
We’re proud to share the Private Equity Stakeholder Project’s latest Impact Report. Private equity and other private funds have grown substantially in recent years and now control over $24 trillion in assets…
Last month, PESP released an update to the Private Equity Multi-Family Housing Tracker, generating significant media coverage in a number of outlets. The updated tracker showed that private equity firms now own about 13% of all U.S.
While Americans contend with a widespread affordability crisis, the cost of housing and corporate landlords’ involvement in rising rents have come to the fore of public debate. In an effort to address housing affordability, policymakers across the country have advanced…
Introduction Private equity and related corporate landlords have received more attention from elected officials, community organizers, tenant unions and the media in recent years. News story after news story reveals the negative impact of institutional real…
