- Rents in August were just 0.28% higher than August 2022, according to RealPage.
- Compare that to a year ago, when rents were posting 11% annual growth.
- The number of new units being built is at a 50-year high, with more than 460,000 being completed this year alone.
Denied Over Gaza: Two U.S. Senators Say Israel Blocked Their Airdrop Flight
Krystal and Saagar discuss Israel blocking US Senators from flying over Gaza. Israel BLOCKS US Senators From Gaza Flyover Senators Chris Van Hollen and Jeff Merkley said Israel refused permission for them to enter Gaza and also denied authorization to join a Jordanian humanitarian airdrop that would have flown over the Strip. They posted video from a Jordanian air base describing “man-made starvation” and said the overflight was blocked; multiple outlets reported the same on Aug. 30–31, 2025. The U.S. senators said they couldn’t even ride along on a Jordanian airdrop. That tells you how tightly Israel is controlling what outsiders can see over Gaza. Israel can argue “security” and airspace deconfliction, but the effect is the same : keep independent American eyes off a place the senators called “man-made starvation.” When lawmakers with oversight on aid and arms can’t witness conditions firsthand, it shields policy from tough questions back in Washington—about how food is moving, ...
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