Will Parker

About The Author

Will Parker writes about real estate and the economy for The Wall Street Journal. He was previously a reporter and special projects editor at The Real Deal, where he focused on the intersection of New York City real estate and politics. His reporting with ProPublica on the New York apartment industry’s political donations won Deadline Club and SABEW Best in Business awards. Big Rent is his first book.

Books by Will Parker

Big Rent

How Landlords Conquered America

By Konrad Putzier and Will Parker
From two exciting young reporters at The Wall Street Journal comes the untold story of the rise of the American landlord, the government blunders that created a housing crisis, the next big rent surge that may be just around the corner, and our growing desperation to fight back.
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