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Over the last few years, landlords have been in the news a lot. Thanks to covid, we've seen countless rent strikes, the formation of tenants' unions, and waves of evictions. Let's take a few minutes to look at what role landlords play in modern society, and investigate whether or not they're really as bad as everyone says.
Are Landlords Really That Bad? - Second Thought
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Citations and Further Reading:
Rent increase of 18% over last 5 years, 150% over last 35
www.pewresearc...
www.theguardia...
Average landlord income vs. average renter income
www.rent.com/r...
Minimum wage workers can’t afford housing anywhere in the US
nlihc.org/oor
45% of landlords in the UK have no outstanding mortgages
web.archive.or...
Millenials have 35% less wealth, 70% can’t afford housing
www.apartmentl...
edition.cnn.co...
3.6 million official evictions each year
evictionlab.org/
3.5 million people, 1.4 million children experience homelessness
www.nationalho...
For-profit firms have 45% of the housing supply (21.7 million units) in the US
www.pewresearc...
Wall street landlords are even worse than individual landlords
theintercept.c...
ourfinancialsec...
www.nytimes.co...
Blackrock
www.blackrock....
jacobin.com/20...
Blackwater
www.thenation....
www.thenation.... www.theguardia...
Wall Street lobbies against rent control
theintercept.c...
Wall Street bought up foreclosed homes after crashing the economy
theintercept.c...
All those Adam Smith quotes
www.marxists.o...
Only 6.7% of Americans are landlords
www.pewresearc...
238 federal lawmakers are landlords
www.businessin...
www.opensecret...
Vienna’s social housing covers 62% of the population
• How Socialists Solved ...
Millions of homes in America are vacant
www.nytimes.co...
Good vids about landlords
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• I was wrong about Land...
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Good take about “good landlords”
www.gmhousingac...
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20 окт 2024