In the first of a three-part series, Ann Murphy looks at how the rental crisis in Tralee is holding back the lives of locals and newcomers alike. Doireann Barrett bought her first home at 22, but, now 43, is back in her parents spare room. Where did it all go wrong?
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i applaud him that he talked about that so clearly. professor peterson, presumably the president was emphasizing the rental sector because of his concerns about this widening inequality in our society and somehow people who have done very well in the economy can buy whatever they like but if we allow the rental sector simply to pay no attention whatsoever to the rental sector, all we have is that disparity of wealth increasing that s exactly right. there s a lot of i think interesting things and interesting intersections in the speech. it kols at the right time because the housing price index we know has been up some 12% across 20 cities. the mortgage delinquency rate has dropped. we saw reporting on that recently has gotten some of its lowest rates. that s good for low income folk. the president has taken this opportunity to get us to think about homelessness, about immigration and to remember that renting is a big piece of this picture, not only because it s a transitory step bet