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New York's $4,450 One-Bedroom and the Foreign Buyer Numbers

from Lame Duck Donald & The Immigration Nation | The Tim Dillon Show #470 · #470

4 min

He digs into New York City real estate affordability stats, average condo and rent prices, and how AI search downplays the percentage of property owned by foreign nationals.

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  • Average one-bedroom rent in New York City is around $4,450 a month.
  • Tim explains why a one-bedroom apartment isn't livable for guests or families.
  • Tim wants to know what percentage of New York real estate is owned by foreign nationals.
  • Foreign buyers account for about 7% of residential purchases but 27% of real estate value.
  • Tim argues the numbers don't capture shell corporations hiding actual foreign ownership.
  • New York City has become a vertical money laundering scheme, which explains unaffordability.
  • Real estate in New York is used to launder money from drug smuggling, arms trafficking, and human trafficking.
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