Corporate landlords are taking over, making life unaffordable: Economist Michael Hudson explains why
August 10, 2025
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as posted by the channelPrivate equity funds and other Wall Street investors are buying up homes across the US and the West, driving up rent and the cost of living. Economist Michael Hudson explains how these corporate landlords are a result of the system of financialized capitalism, dominated by an unproductive rentier class. He is interviewed by host Ben Norton.
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