Financialization of Housing

Michele Tung
Jun 5, 2022
1 min read

I believe there’s a huge difference between housing as a commodity and gold as a commodity. Gold is not a human right, housing is.

- Special Rapporteur Leilani Farha, in documentary PUSH.

Here’s information from the United Nations regarding financialization of housing. This is a pervasive issue and especially relevant in 2022 and beyond.

https://www.ohchr.org/en/special-procedures/sr-housing/financialization-housing

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