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12. The housing market is largely made up of private equity buyers as well.

Sun Feb 23, 2014, 12:32 AM

Feb 2014

It seems to me paying rent and owning nothing is the future 80% of Americans will face.

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Half of U.S. Farmland Being Eyed by Private Equity [View all] Joe Shlabotnik Feb 2014 OP

Why are there no coops looking for those farms? sadoldgirl Feb 2014 #1

I can only guess that the prices Joe Shlabotnik Feb 2014 #3

Change blkmusclmachine Feb 2014 #2

That's what they use Depressions for: to force assets out of "weak" hands kenny blankenship Feb 2014 #4

+1 El_Johns Feb 2014 #6

KR El_Johns Feb 2014 #5

With all of the disruption coming to this years Wellstone ruled Feb 2014 #7

one of the single biggest threats we face, its real, and its right now reddread Feb 2014 #11