There’s profit in the housing crisis in the United States

Suzanne Harrington says the nightmare of US housing is starting to resonate here too

There’s profit in the housing crisis in the United States

AFTER food, our most basic need is shelter. A roof over our head. Housing can be anything from a mansion to a bedsit. What matters is that it is our safe place, where we can be warm, private, and able to get on with our lives. Children particularly need stable housing in order to develop a sense of security and consistency. To children, home is the centre of the universe.

Vulture funds know this, but this doesn’t stop mass evictions. Why should it, when there’s money to be made? Just ask the tenants of Eden Court or Tyrrelstown.

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