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A new report by the Private Equity Stakeholder Project (PESP) and African Communities Together (ACT), found that since the Southern Towers Apartment Complex, located in Alexandria, Virginia, was purchased by the Los Angeles-based private equity firm…
On November 13th, Private Equity Stakeholder Project (PESP) staff traveled to Washington D.C. to participate in a Tenant Takeover. The multi-day convening was hosted by the People’s Action Homes Guarantee Campaign, and featured…
On December 5, Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) and Senator Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) teamed up to introduce the End Hedge Fund Control of American Homes Act of 2023. This legislation was introduced to address the growing problem of housing consolidation by Wall…
Over the last 15 years, CIM has been the center of headlines in the New York Times, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, and Wall Street Journal, among other media outlets. The news stories have covered a range of issues: CIM’s…
The report highlights housing policies that would curb abuses by corporate landlords and existing housing laws. Today, the Private Equity Stakeholder Project (PESP) released the latest installment of its Tools for Tackling Corporate Landlords policy report series, which focuses…
Tenant advocates and government officials are expressing mounting concerns over the acceleration of corporate investment in housing. Housing financialization first gained momentum following the 2007-2008 mortgage crisis when Wall Street firms acquired foreclosed homes en masse. In recent years, the…
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.
Tenants call on CalPERS to halt investments in Blackstone due to role in fueling housing crisis Tenants of Blackstone-owned properties spoke at a November 13 meeting of the California Public Employees Retirement System…
On August 29th, tenants, community members, and faith leaders staged a protest and vigil at the Southern Towers Apartment Complex in Alexandria, Virginia. The action marked the third anniversary since private equity firm…
In 2020, private equity firm the CIM Group purchased the Southern Towers apartment complex in Alexandria, Virginia. CIM receives funding from several pension funds including the Pennsylvania Public School’s Employees’…
As previously mentioned on the Private Equity Stakeholder Project blog, technology can be utilized by private equity firms, landlords, and other corporate actors to drive up profit at the expense of tenants. One…
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…
