Nobody is talking about this so I’ll address it:
They also FORCE you through their processes.
Want to rent an apartment? Got to go through their systems and pay their application fee that’s only for them. Didn’t get approved? Non-refundable.
Applied and renting now? Oh yeah we don’t actually offer these amenities without an extra fee that we didn’t tell you until your first rent bill.
Oh, you can ONLY pay online through our renter’s portal, with a convenience fee of $50.
By the end of a single year, you’ve paid $2500 for literally nothing.
The entire system is setup to amplify the power of Money and the single biggest form of Discrimination out there as measured by the Hurt and Harm it causes is Wealth Discrimination.
This shit is not an unexpected flaw of this system, it’s a desired feature by those who have been shaping it over the years.
Blackstone laughing all the way to the bank again because BlackRock is taking the heat for their activities lol
Blackstone specifically buys up residential property, BlackRock has a commercial real estate portfolio and it’s smalmer
Smalmer than what?
Blackstone’s REIT. I’m keeping the typo so your comment would continue to make sense
Quote Friedrich Merz: “This isn’t a “locust” it isn’t uh private equity: it’s an asset manager. Uhm, yes, the largest in the world, but asset managers are fiduciaries for their clients funds. And in that respect, I feel extremely comfortable with it.”
Yeah, but if you work there someday you might become the chancellor of germany, go figure
Don’t forget about blackstone.
Or blackwater.
Man, could we have one black superhero without “Black” in their name?
A Train? Frozone?
Hey gotta let the free market do its thing /s
I purchased some ETFs but I think they have some BlackRock associated stuff in there, does anyone have any insight on non AI and non BlackRock ETFs ?
If you’re into ETF’s first thing that matters is who manages that fund, BlackRock’s ETFs are branded as iShares - avoid those of you do not want to give BlackRock any money. European alternatives are among others Amundi (French) Xtrackers / DWS (German), L&G (UK). My suggestion is look up the ETFs you have on https://www.justetf.com/ and look at what companies/countries/sectors are in that fund.
ETFs are best as a long-term investment, so I’d argue it’s fair to not only look at how much cash you might get out of them but also what kind of companies you ‘support’ through them.
Personally my experience is that generative chat bots with web search are quite good at giving answers to your questions though. Not saying you should take their advice, but if you ask for example ‘what are good ETFs without BlackRock and without AI?’ you might get results that are worth checking out.
just be homeless for a few days, it must trickle down any moment by now trust
then again would it make any difference of somebody else owned these homes and charged high rents? the problem is not the owner but the high rents
