Drop the talk about 'mum and dad' landlords. It lets property investors off the hook
- Written by: Peter Mares, Adjunct Senior Research Fellow, School of Media, Film and Journalism, Monash University
Hardly a day passes without talk of “mum and dad” property investors. It’s media shorthand for a rental market dominated by small operators rather than big institutions.
But language shapes the way we think, and folksy terminology creates a false impression of Australia’s landlord class.
First, “mums and dads”...
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