'A new phenomenon': Big investors eye Canada's home market, ReMax president says - Yahoo Movies Canada

Investment firms have become the biggest new buyers of U.S. homes — a trend that could make home ownership more difficult for average families. The idea of...

A man wears a cardboard house on his head during a demonstration calling for more affordable housing in Montreal last year. Private equity firms are now the biggest purchasers of homes in the U.S., w… [+8487 chars]

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