Center for American Progress
Leah Hughes has big dreams of becoming a community organiser in Appalachia. A rising senior at the California-based Scripps College, Hughes is pursuing a dual degree in International Relations and Studio Art, and is incredibly thankful for her higher education experience thus far. “As a first generation college student, my experience at a private institution, […]
Six years after the financial crisis, Wall Street’s housing alchemy engine is revving up again – only this time it’s coming for your rental. Right as housing prices bottomed out around January 2012, large institutional investors began buying distressed properties in regions hit hard by the foreclosure crisis; they’ve purchased at least 200,000 to date. […]
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