Monday, April 22, 2013

Wall Street betting billions on single-family homes in distressed markets - The Washington Post

Wall Street betting billions on single-family homes in distressed markets - The Washington Post: MIAMI — Big investors are pouring unprecedented amounts of money into real estate hard hit by the housing crash, bringing those moribund markets back to life but raising the prospect of another Wall Street-fueled bubble that won’t be sustainable.

Drawn by the prospect of double-figure profit margins on rents and the resale of homes whose prices plummeted in the crash, hedge funds, Wall Street investors and other institutions are crowding out individual home buyers.
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Wall Street moves into Privatopia.

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