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As A.I. Money Floods the Market, San Francisco Renters Weigh Buyouts

Landlords are offering renters in rent-controlled apartments tens of thousands of dollars to leave their homes. For many, it’s not enough.

© Jason Henry for The New York Times

As the artificial intelligence boom sends rents and home prices soaring in San Francisco, landlords are initiating buyout negotiations, presenting many tenants with a dilemma: Accept a buyout offer or risk no-fault eviction, in which they would receive only the relocation payment required by law.
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How a Private Equity Group Drove an Apartment Complex Into the Ground

After decades as a coveted address in Syracuse, N.Y., the sprawling Nob Hill complex descended into neglect, squalor and death. One family paid a terrible price.

© Liam Kennedy for The New York Times

Six months after the fire, Nob Hill’s Building 3 remains empty.
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