Sunbelt Blues

By Andrew Ross,

Book cover of Sunbelt Blues: The Failure of American Housing

Book description

An eye-opening investigation of America’s rural and suburban housing crisis, told through a searing portrait of precarious living in Disney World's backyard.

Today, a minimum-wage earner can afford a one-bedroom apartment in only 145 out of 3,143 counties in America. One of the very worst places in the United States…

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The author (Ross) spent years in the vicinity of Disney World, focusing on residents in the hidden encampments and run-down motels where Disney employees and other economic unfortunates live. I was captivated by his descriptions of strip malls, convenience stores, and abject poverty in close proximity to luxury hotels and Disney attractions—places where owning a home is an unattainable dream.

What this book does more than any other I’ve read is sound the alarm about the predatory nature of hedge funds and private equity firms buying up real estate throughout the United States. Housing affordability becomes even more distant as…

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