Plot of Land - Ep. 2: They’re Trying to Lure Homeowners to Sell

06/04/2023 40 min Episodio 35
Plot of Land - Ep. 2: They’re Trying to Lure Homeowners to Sell

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Have you ever seen billboards on the highway offering cash for houses? Has a stranger called you offering money for your home sight unseen? In Plot of Land’s second episode, we wade into the world of housing speculation, considering how private equity markets and real estate investment trusts have transformed the places we literally call home. How did housing become such a profitable market? And so volatile that it could lead to the largest financial crisis since the Great Depression?Reporters: Jameela Hammond @JameelaHammond , Anya Groner @anyagronerInterviewees: Nikil Saval; Twitter: @SenatorSavalDesiree Fields; Twitter: @fieldsdesiree Daniel Aldana Cohen; Twitter: @aldatweetsTara Raghuveer; Twitter: @taraghuveerLuke Melonakos-Harrison; Twitter:@l_melo_h