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Private equity enters US midterm debate over housing costs
The Financial Times says institutional investors are facing blame for rising housing costs, as affordability becomes a campaign issue.
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Owen Mercer
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Source: Financial Times · View original source
Housing affordability
Institutional investors, including private equity firms, are being drawn into the US midterm debate over housing affordability, according to Financial Times analysis.
The FT says investors are being blamed for soaring housing costs. The supplied analysis does not establish their effect on prices or identify the firms facing criticism.
Housing affordability has become part of the campaign debate, but the source provides no details of specific proposals, politicians or the scale of the issue.
The focus on private equity puts institutional investors in the political crosshairs as candidates debate housing costs.
