Granddaughter of Elvis Presley is fighting against the auction of the legend's famous Graceland property depicted in the movie 'Priscilla'.
Riley Keough, the granddaughter of Elvis Presley, is fighting plans to publicly auction his Graceland estate in Memphis after a company tried to sell the property based on claims that a loan using the king of rock ’n’ roll's former home as collateral was not repaid.
As Japan's population ages, it's finding itself awash in a glut of unoccupied homes - and a new report says the country just set a record. Learn more about the crisis - and how local governments are trying to address it - in our latest.
Black landowners are disproportionately vulnerable to laws and discriminatory practices that allow speculators and developers to acquire their property.
What and who is easiest to take advantage of and exploit, how is that being justified, and what can be done about it? On one piece of the puzzle what the fewest things are that need changing, to change everything.
Ah yes, the old law school hypothetical no one believes could happen. There's no perfect solution in these cases, just enough exchange of money to make everyone walk away unhappy.
"Property owner stunned after $500,000 house built on wrong lot"
Think about the destruction of this unique community treasure the next time some libertarian is glibly trying to persuade you that minimizing constraints on private property will maximize social welfare.
Radical pay-what-you-can restaurant faces eviction from mill it refurbished | Environment | The Guardian
@jemmesedi "It means the mill will be transformed from a valued community resource – it also houses a bike workshop, secondhand children’s gear supplier and a furniture bank – into a warehouse for a local business that has bought the site."
In the average libertarian's worldview, public services, even when privately supplied rather than governmental, are unproductive. If you're not changing everything around you into money, you're a slacker and a loser and can be safely dismissed.
I'm especially interested in the potential conflict between concepts of #land#landback and #property and rights concerning #geography between cultures who associate themselves with belonging to the land vs. so-called true nomadic or semi-nomadic cultures (not so much pastoral nomads who still have a sense of belonging to a specific geography).
Added bonus if there is an intersection with #leftist, especially #communist critique.
"I’m not going to beat around the bush here. The housing market in Australia is an absolute disaster...
.... The federal government is growing the population massively at the same time as construction – the supply side – is collapsing.
And I think the question everybody needs to ask the Albanese government is: why have they brought in record numbers of people into Australia without a plan to house them and also to provide infrastructure for them.
@mojo
Politicians: "The market will provide!"
The market: <devotes all its resources to making only the most profitable product, not the most needed, practicable, useful, or affordable>
Did you know that there's a place in #Europe that still has a #feudal system?
The #crown dependency of #Sark is a curious place. It has no paved #roads & #cars are forbidden, #women only got the right to inherit #property in 1999, & the whole island is, to this day, a fiefdom.
This means the #monarch is the head, with a #lord (seigneur here) as the executive power & the tenants (effectively liegemen) as the vassals.
@mythologyandhistory Sark sounds like the perfect environment for a fictional detective to investigate numerous murders, perhaps with some relating to non-payment of just £1.79.
Meanwhile in #Scotland, an altogether mire enlightened approach to dealing with unused & 'ownerless' #property is underway.... as the Guardian points out this is a massive contrast to the (still) feudal approach in the rest of the UK which sees the state & the Crown capture 'ownerless' assets for their own profit.
Sadly, I doubt we'll see anything like this south of the border.
@LeftistLawyer Yep, been there. First property I bought was halfsies with a friend. I built a modest, off-grid, solar-powered straw bale home with my college student loan (which I repaid). When I wanted to sell it, my friend and his then ex each wanted a disproportionate share. It was a hard lesson. Managed to salvage the friendship, but it took awhile.
@rcpierce Picture this: A group of zany first year medical students steal a leg from the anatomy lab, take it for a joy ride by running a marathon with it, then abandon it along a train track when they’re done.
It has Amazon Prime Original Series written all over it.