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More Perfect Union explored the incursion of private equity and corporate landlords into manufactured housing in a recent video. More Perfect Union, September 18, 2024: “Private Equity’s Ruthless Takeover Of The Last Affordable Housing In…
In August, the Private Equity Stakeholder Project (PESP) and the Alliance of Californians for Community Empowerment (ACCE) published a report detailing how private equity giant Blackstone is profiting from California’s dire affordable housing crisis. “Helter…
A story from Next City profiles the End Hedge Fund Control of American Homes Act, a bill supported by the Private Equity Stakeholder Project. Next City, March 28, 2024: “Meet the Bill To…
A recent story in The Wall Street Journal profiles the new Responsible Property Management Standards (RPMS) Policy adopted by the New York City Employees Retirement System (NYCERS). Wall Street Journal, July 17, 2024:…
PESP and MHAction’s Manufactured Housing Tracker was featured in a story from MLive examining Michigan’s disproportionate share of private equity-owned manufactured housing parks. MLive, June 13, 2024: “As…
This spring, the Private Equity Stakeholder Project launched the Private Equity State Risk Index, a groundbreaking tool aimed at assessing the impacts of private equity on different states. The Private Equity State Risk Index provides stakeholders…
A piece in Popular Information contrasts recent reporting on a so-called “explosion” in squatting cases with the very real affordable housing crisis plaguing tenants across the United States. Popular Information, March 26, 2024:…
A new investigative series by the Tampa Bay Times reveals that the largest landlords in the Tampa Bay area are investment firms, including Pretium Partners-owned Progress Residential. Of the 27,000 homes owned by large…
Law360 covered opposition to the recently-announced acquisition of real estate firm Tricon Residential by private equity giant Blackstone, the largest landlord in the U.S. Private Equity Stakeholder Project and our partners at the…
A recent Noticias Telemundo article examines how Latino renters and buyers are being priced out of housing as a result of the increase in corporate landlords—including private equity firms such as Blackstone—in the housing market. Noticias…
In The Atlantic piece, “The Secretive Industry Devouring the U.S. Economy,” author Rogé Karma examines how private equity has taken one-fifth of formally publicly-traded companies off the market and effectively hidden them from investors, the media, and regulators.
Last month, Teen Vogue published a story explaining the private equity industry and the sectors in which PE firms invest. The private equity industry, known for its leveraged buyout practices, is criticized for prioritizing profit over the well-being of purchased…
