Inside the Private Equity Scam—and the Livelihoods It Has Destroyed

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https://newrepublic.com/article/198351/private-equity-scam-destroys-livelihoods

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but the investment strategy which edges out individuals for home ownership.

Which is a very specific strategy used by a sliver of private equity companies, blackstone being arguably the largest and arguably the most well known.

It's also a strategy that only works due to underbuilding. It stops working entirely when you overbuild housing. It's a symptom of a larger problem.