Brandon Istenes
@bistenes.bsky.social
Economist and data guy. Research & organizing around the housing crisis. Socialist 🌹 urbanist 🚲 . Newsletter: https://rentrentier.com
"You can have permanent affordable housing, but it's gotta be at least a little bit evil"
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September 17, 2025 at 4:00 PM
"You can have permanent affordable housing, but it's gotta be at least a little bit evil"
www.multifamilydive.com/news/hud-law...
www.multifamilydive.com/news/hud-law...
August 12, 2025 at 7:13 PM
A love letter from BlackRock to all the people that think the capitalist class wants zoning reform
July 2, 2025 at 5:37 PM
A love letter from BlackRock to all the people that think the capitalist class wants zoning reform
Debunking the myth that the purchasing power of the poor has increased over the last 50 years. Conditions have gotten worse for a large share of Americans, and as usual, housing costs take center stage. rentrentier.com/low-income-w...
May 6, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Debunking the myth that the purchasing power of the poor has increased over the last 50 years. Conditions have gotten worse for a large share of Americans, and as usual, housing costs take center stage. rentrentier.com/low-income-w...
A tale of two cities
May 5, 2025 at 10:39 PM
A tale of two cities
Gave a talk on housing economics last night in which I shared this urbanist meme. You've probably seen it 100 times. The audience literally wowed. Great reminder to talk with people in the real world and show them dank memes
April 29, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Gave a talk on housing economics last night in which I shared this urbanist meme. You've probably seen it 100 times. The audience literally wowed. Great reminder to talk with people in the real world and show them dank memes
I have trouble imagining what the situation would have to look like for Stancil to call it a "housing crisis."
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March 24, 2025 at 11:03 PM
I have trouble imagining what the situation would have to look like for Stancil to call it a "housing crisis."
Subscribe at rentrentier.com for more scary-looking housing cost data!
Subscribe at rentrentier.com for more scary-looking housing cost data!
March 24, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Honestly I preferred when fake accounts were mostly just spammers. At least I knew what they were up to. These ones are just spooky
March 14, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Honestly I preferred when fake accounts were mostly just spammers. At least I knew what they were up to. These ones are just spooky
comrade deepseek uses pronouns
February 6, 2025 at 9:52 PM
comrade deepseek uses pronouns
People concerned with climate change *need* to be pushing for more density, more multifamily development
January 31, 2025 at 5:02 PM
People concerned with climate change *need* to be pushing for more density, more multifamily development
How relevant do you think this is to Trump wanting to declare an economic state of emergency
January 31, 2025 at 4:47 PM
How relevant do you think this is to Trump wanting to declare an economic state of emergency
Of course the assault on anyone knowing or learning anything is announced with word salad
January 28, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Of course the assault on anyone knowing or learning anything is announced with word salad
If you’re talking about housing and income at the median in the US, you’re missing the story
January 27, 2025 at 3:29 AM
If you’re talking about housing and income at the median in the US, you’re missing the story
Alternate angle Musk video. Look at that second salute. Palm down on the chest.
January 27, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Alternate angle Musk video. Look at that second salute. Palm down on the chest.
The key thing people get wrong about the vibecession is that it's not about "the Biden economy." It's about decades of declining affordability, especially of housing. You can't make sense of the wild popularity of both Trump and Bernie while thinking "the economy is good, actually"
January 27, 2025 at 12:37 AM
The key thing people get wrong about the vibecession is that it's not about "the Biden economy." It's about decades of declining affordability, especially of housing. You can't make sense of the wild popularity of both Trump and Bernie while thinking "the economy is good, actually"
I love that StackExchange, a very reliable source of information, has a set of links on the right that intermingle questions about things that are real and things that are entirely fictional
December 10, 2024 at 4:18 PM
I love that StackExchange, a very reliable source of information, has a set of links on the right that intermingle questions about things that are real and things that are entirely fictional
Sad country. Wonder what's happened since 2003
November 27, 2024 at 6:54 PM
Sad country. Wonder what's happened since 2003