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How the Pandemic Did, and Didnt, Change Where Americans Move - The New York Times
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There's No Escaping the Housing Crisis - The Atlantic
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| | The pandemic was supposed to ease high housing prices in coastal superstar cities. Instead, it spread them nationwide.
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California's 3rd straight year of population loss costs clout - Los Angeles Times
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| | The California exodus has slowed but continued since 2020, with the state's population declining by 0.1% between July 2022 and July 2023, according to new Census Bureau data.
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Census: San Francisco Has Lost 6 percent Of Population During Pandemic
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| | San Francisco's population has fallen 6.3 percent during the pandemic-- the most of any U.S. city, according to the latest census data.
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Canada and Toronto's housing markets - a sibilant intake of breath
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| [AI summary] The housing affordability crisis in Canada is severe, with rising rents, high prices, and limited availability. In Toronto, the average rent for a one-bedroom apartment has reached $3,000, and the minimum wage would need to be $40/hour for workers to afford to live there. Across the country, rents have increased by 21% over two years, with Vancouver and Toronto leading in cost. Many tenants are struggling to find affordable housing, with some offering two years' rent in advance or other incentives. The crisis is exacerbated by factors such as the conversion of long-term rentals to short-term Airbnb units, developers prioritizing profit over affordable housing, and the lack of government intervention. Protests and tenant organizing are emerging a...