Postcards: US renters fall foul of algorithms in search for a home
CAREY L BIRON, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports on how automated screening programs are under scrutiny amid broader concerns about the potential of algorithms to lock in bias and perpetuate inequality…
Unaffordable rental housing may be “new normal” in the United States
Washington DC, US Thomson Reuters Foundation A growing number of Americans cannot afford to pay their rent as rental property prices hit a record high, researchers said on Friday, amid an outcry over rising evictions and homelessness. The number of US households living in rentals also surged to 43.7 million in 2018 – up 21 […]