Housing Investors vs Humans: 1500s England vs 1800s America vs Today

This episode of Forgotten Finance Stories explores the long battle of housing investors vs humans, from 1500s England to 1800s America and into today’s housing crisis.We look at enclosure, company towns, and modern investor-owned housing to see how land, power, and money shape who gets to call a place home. This is not financial advice. It’s a story about history, inequality, and the rules of the housing game.If you like economic history, money stories, and big-picture context for today’s markets, this episode is for you.