Residential mortgage-backed securities are back. Subprime mortgages are up. Welcome to 2008 2.0.
Housing
The president says he wants to take on institutional real estate investors, but his track record says otherwise.
Fresh off a Trump settlement, RealPage is trying to overturn New York’s anti-rent-gouging law.
Homebuilding giant Lennar has launched an e-marketplace, with a potential “kickback scheme,” to help corporate landlords buy up properties and raise rents.
Behind the convenience of Zillow and Rocket Mortgage’s all-in-one homebuying services, experts warn of a debt system that deceives and squeezes consumers.
Private equity firms are diverting billions from a Great Depression-era mortgage program — and making huge profits.
Lawmakers are targeting investors’ tightening grip on the single-family housing market, but a powerful new lobbying army is fighting back.
Wall Street landlords face a heartland backlash that could set off a revolution.
Plus California starts union leaders young, artists catch a break, and the government beefs up consumer protection