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There's No Place Like Home: Humanity and the Housing Crisis

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The Financialization of Housing: A Crisis of Affordability

This chapter examines the roots of Canada's affordable housing crisis, dating back to the late 90s, and introduces the concept of financialized neoliberalism. It highlights how residential real estate has shifted from being a place to call home to a lucrative financial asset benefiting primarily wealthy firms.

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