There are many ways in which the housing market is tilted toward financial firms, but there are efforts underway from local, state, and federal governments (and even tenants and homeowners) that aim to level out the playing field. Listen to "Hands Off the Houses: Can we Stop Speculative Land Grabs," written by Corey McDonald.
This piece appears in Shelterforce's Under the Lens series, Homes or Cash Cows. See the full article at https://shelterforce.org/2022/08/30/hands-off-the-houses-can-we-stop-speculative-land-grabs/
Find the entire series here: https://shelterforce.org/category/homes-or-cash-cows/
