Without the section 8 program, landlording in some lower income areas would collapse. 

Transportation and ShippingReuters.com:In 14 years in office, Chavez has nationalized major swaths of the OPEC nation’s economy as part of a socialist agendaVenezuelans expect more takeovers to come, possibly in the banking, health and food sectors.MiamiHerald.com, headline: "Venezuelan government controls more than 500 businesses -- and most are losing money"Fee.org (Foundation for Economic Education):"Many refuse to blame socialism, instead citing the collapse of oil prices, corruption, its abandonment of democracy, and other factors.

This country and its economy is going to collapse.

Public structures would nearly collapse with a mere 2% increase in rates and 10% decrease in property value.

Buffalo was hit hard during the financial collapse, and the abandoned homes on the south side of Buffalo are evident of its economic trouble.

I remember the 2 homes I was building in the Bay Area back in 2008-2009 and the customers lost all funding because of the collapse.

Needless to say the house of cards collapsed and not a single house was built.

So today, I finally got into the building and OMG.....the roof collapsed on the building next door, and standing in the small living room and kitchen, you can see into the other building.

I replaced it with a steel I beam, no more collapsed roofs.There is a large warehouse here that is 42 acres under one roof.

They can't possible think that a home with multiple collapsed ceilings and now probably mold everywhere is going to sell for what they are owed or even at market value, can they?