Some progress on Grenfell Tower: Remediating apartment blocks, ongoing inquiries, regulatory proposals. But not nearly enough. And then there’s the potential IT boondoggle. They were careless people, Tom and Daisy…
Read more...Michael Hudson gives a detailed, if sobering, account of the outlook for the economy.
Read more...Looking at the bloodbath in commercial real estate…..and worse is almost certainly in store.
Read more...Yves here. This short piece looks at some of the intuitions about the relationship between rising household debt levels and increasing inequality. And they sure do look to be connected! By Alina Bartscher, University of Bonn, Moritz Kuhn, Professor, Department of Economics, University of Bonn and Moritz Schularick, Professor of Economics, University of Bonn. Originally […]
Read more...Private equity turned a lot of retailers into tenants….and now landlords are a big impediment to the survival of many businesses.
Read more...Once fat and happy Airbnb landlords are now in a world of hurt.
Read more...Using government spending power to bail out financiers and rentiers makes a travesty of MMT.
Read more...AirBnB is a flagrant rule-breaking disruptor. Is it worth it to try to bring it to heel now, or is it beyond redemption?
Read more...Revillaging as a way to improve communities by improving daily life.
Read more...Cutting subsidies for private rental housing did not do much to reduce overall spending or lower rents but caused a lot of pain.
Read more...Trump-aided behind-the-scenes shenanigans may keep a horrifically toxic refinery in business.
Read more...Discussing tiny house considerations.
Read more...Haven’t we already seen this movie? Race to the bottom in gaming credit ratings agencies for commercial real estate Collateralized Loan Obligation deals.
Read more...A grim take from smoky Australia.
Read more...Some of the rich are feeling the pinch. Is this a passing phenomenon or a sign of things to come?
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