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Disrepair, Displacement And Distress: Finding Housing Stories Through Data Visualizations, Jennifer Cheng
Disrepair, Displacement And Distress: Finding Housing Stories Through Data Visualizations, Jennifer Cheng
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While the COVID-19 pandemic is at its forefront a health crisis, it also triggered an upheaval in the already dire housing situation endured by many New York City renters. Tenant fears of rent increases, deferred maintenance, and displacement certainly worsened during the pandemic. But the housing crisis is, at the same time, part of a perpetual real estate cycle contingent on speculation and the symbiotic relationship of landlords, investors, and lenders in pursuit of profit – to the detriment of tenants.
Following years of lending deregulation, funding cuts, and tax reform, the financialization of housing emerged. Real estate speculation, where …