Under the Lens
Homes or Cash Cows?
Nowadays housing is treated more as an instrument for financial gain than a place for shelter. How has this way of thinking changed the market? In this series we explore what people mean when they talk about the “financialization” of housing, some of its causes and effects, and what housing advocates are trying to do about it.
Making Money Over Making Homes
Housing has become less about shelter and more about extracting profit. How has that way of thinking changed the market and what are housing advocates trying to do about it? In our new series—Homes or Cash Cows—Shelterforce explores the financialization of housing.
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From the Field
Land Owned by LLCs More Likely to Be Vacant
NYC’s land speculators use LLCs to evade legal responsibility while sitting on vacant property.
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