This was an interesting email to receive today. It reminded me of some things we discussed back on The Oil Drum about this very thing (the online archive still available: http://theoildrum.com/special/archives ) - how paving over all the old city & county gravel roads had introduced a pile of fixed costs (not just paving, but regular re-grading, snow plowing, etc) that towns would eventually have to shed.
In other words, at some point in the not too distant future, they will start turning roads back into gravel roads, slowly but surely, starting at the very outside edges and creeping inward until only a certain core of local paved roads remains.
Blackstone is the largest landlord in the United States, owning over 300,000 rental units. In the last two years, Blackstone has aggressively purchased apartment buildings and single-family homes.
They ended a voluntary eviction moratorium in late 2022 and have since filed eviction suits against tenants who owed as little as one month’s rent. Blackstone justifies rent increases by claiming a housing shortage, but in reality it's a way to maximize profits.