Ktla iconKtlaSep 21, 2026

Apartment landlords face big payments in $2 trillion debt

Landlords nationwide are facing nearly $2 trillion in debt after going on a building and investment spree to take advantage of rising rents. As KTLA's David Lazarus explains, they went to banks and lenders and said they needed lots of money to buy lots of buildings to take advantage of rental increases -- and now [...]

Apartment landlords face big payments in $2 trillion debt

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Landlords nationwide are facing nearly $2 trillion in debt after going on a building and investment spree to take advantage of rising rents.

As KTLA's David Lazarus explains, they went to banks and lenders and said they needed lots of money to buy lots of buildings to take advantage of rental increases -- and now [...]

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Landlords nationwide are facing nearly $2 trillion in debt after going on a building and investment spree to take advantage of rising rents. As KTLA's David Lazarus explains, they went to banks and lenders and said they needed lots of money to buy lots of buildings to take advantage of rental increases -- and now [...]

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