Anti-RealPage ordinances gaining popularity
As PESP has written about, RealPage remains the subject of an ongoing Department of Justice lawsuit, along with over 30 class action lawsuits. RealPage has been accused of…
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New housing policy analysis highlights strategies to combat the growing threat of corporate landlords
Wall Street watchdog PESP outlines state and local policy options for mitigating the impact of private equity and other institutional investors The Private Equity Stakeholder Project released the fourth installment of its Tools for Tackling Corporate Landlords…
2024 PESP Housing Policy Primer
The fourth installment of our Tools for Tackling Corporate Landlords policy analysis series is the 2024 PESP Housing Policy Primer, which consolidates emerging policy solutions to address the increasing corporate domination of housing…
More Perfect Union : “Private Equity’s Ruthless Takeover Of The Last Affordable Housing In America”
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…
Private equity accountability transcends electoral politics
As Americans reflect on the outcome of the recent presidential election, the Private Equity Stakeholder Project believes that the need for accountability and transparency in the private equity industry is more important than ever, and transcends electoral politics.
October brought flurry of PE-related federal policy initiatives, PESP endorsements
Ahead of the 2024 election, the month of October saw a variety of policy developments intended to address the harms created by the private equity industry. Tenant advocates, policymakers and regulators continue to offer solutions to better regulate…
Michigan MHC residents stage action to spur state policy reforms
On September 25, 2024, resident leaders with the national manufactured housing advocacy organization and PESP partner MHAction gathered at the Michigan state capitol to advocate for a series of bills that would improve protections for manufactured housing residents.
Thoma Bravo’s RealPage Sued by Department of Justice for Price Fixing
RealPage is now officially the subject of a lawsuit by the United States Department of Justice and eight state Attorneys General which alleges that RealPage works with competing landlords to share sensitive information…
PESP speaks at Housing Justice Network Conference
On September 6th, K Agbebiyi, Senior Housing Campaign Coordinator for the Private Equity Stakeholder Project, spoke at the Housing Justice Network Conference in Minneapolis. Hosted by the National Housing Law…
Substantial local coverage of PESP, ACCE report on Blackstone’s sky-high rent hikes
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…
PESP leads discussion on investor tools to address private equity risks at ICCR Conference
Last week, the Private Equity Stakeholder Project (PESP) presented at the annual Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR) conference in New York City. ICCR is a coalition of faith- and values-based investors who…
New report delves into impact of Alden Global Capital’s investments in manufactured housing communities
A new report from Manufactured Housing Action (MHAction) and the Private Equity Stakeholder Project (PESP) analyzes the incursion of Alden Global Capital – a hedge fund infamous for slashing newsroom jobs at hundreds of U.S. newspapers it acquired…
