Housing Crisis

As US cities face a housing crisis, algorithms are deciding who can and cannot rent a home

Automated screening programmes scan credit scores, eviction or criminal histories and even social media activity to determine if an applicant is a risk.

Carey L Biron, Thomson Reuters Foundation News
· Nov 19, 2022 · 09:30 pm
Nirmala Sitharaman announces Rs 25,000-crore fund for completing stalled housing projects

More than 1,600 housing projects are stuck at present, including about 4.58 lakh housing units, the Union finance minister told reporters.

Scroll Staff
· Nov 06, 2019 · 08:19 pm
Communist Cuba has recognised private home ownership for first time since the revolution

With a public referendum still to come, what impact will such measures have for ordinary Cubans?

Regina Serpa, The Conversation
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Isobel Anderson, The Conversation
· Aug 05, 2018 · 11:30 pm

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