‘This is not a World Cup for the people’: residents in host cities sound alarm over housing affordability

Organizers are concerned Fifa tournament will deepen housing crisis as short-term listings spawn and unhoused people are further displaced in sweeps More than 10 million people are expected to visit the US for the World Cup this summer. However, where and how to accommodate these visitors has been a concern among residents and affordable housing advocates in host cities from Seattle to Atlanta. Hotels remain under-booked in America’s 11 host cities, while short-term rental listings in some ci...

By Iris Kim