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Housing a Basic Right or Playground for Global Capital?

Summary by Socialist Project
Across Canada and the United States, housing is not treated as a basic human need. It has been reimagined as an investment vehicle, a speculative asset class, and a profit machine for institutional investors. This transformation, what housing experts call the financialization of housing, sits at the heart of the affordability crisis gripping cities across North America. From Toronto to Atlanta, apartment towers and suburban homes are being snapp…
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Housing a Basic Right or Playground for Global Capital?

Across Canada and the United States, housing is not treated as a basic human need. It has been reimagined as an investment vehicle, a speculative asset class, and a profit machine for institutional investors. This transformation, what housing experts call the financialization of housing, sits at the heart of the affordability crisis gripping cities across North America. From Toronto to Atlanta, apartment towers and suburban homes are being snapp…

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Socialist Project broke the news in on Monday, July 21, 2025.
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