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DannyLameJokes t1_j8b0wdq wrote

I’m sure you can find other articles. One of the entities doing this was disguising themselves as a community housing non-profit. The city didn’t seem to mind residents being forced out of their homes

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-01-24/how-pittsburgh-s-house-flippers-get-buyers-to-sell

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412gage t1_j8b3tmr wrote

Yeah I’m speaking purely about developers, although I know very well of these firms that buy up properties as mentioned in the article. Shady practices aren’t uncommon, unfortunately.

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