late stage capitalism Manhattan: a city of empty luxury condos and overflowing homeless shelters Cory Doctorow
california California's housing bubble is spilling over into poor and exurban neighborhoods, creating waves of crises Cory Doctorow
Science The Reality Bubble: how humanity's collective blindspots render us incapable of seeing danger until it's too late (and what to do about it) Cory Doctorow
canada Vancouver's housing bubble was driven by billions in laundered criminal proceeds Cory Doctorow
scams Thanks to the 2008 foreclosure crisis, a Kuwaiti ponzi schemer was able to single-handedly blight cities across America Cory Doctorow
uk Majority of London's newly built luxury flats are unsold, raising the spectre of "posh ghost towers" Cory Doctorow
uk London's awful estate agents are cratering, warning of a "prolonged downturn" in the housing market Cory Doctorow
corruption Using data-science to evaluate whether Xi Jinping's anti-corruption sweeps were really about consolidating power Cory Doctorow
Business China's panicked upper middle class are easy picking for offshore real estate scams Cory Doctorow
Business Wealthy investors are buying Long Beach's old low-rent buildings and evicting everyone, making them homeless Cory Doctorow
uk London luxury housing market bubble bursts: 39% of sales last quarter were to deep discount wholesalers making bulk buys Cory Doctorow
