“There is a reason so many Americans choose to develop their net worth ...” — Matthew Desmond Quote

“There is a reason so many Americans choose to develop their net worth through homeownership: It is a proven wealth builder and savings compeller.”

“The things you're closest to are often the things you know least about.”

“Many times when we are talking about displacement, we talk about it within the frame of gentrification, which focuses on transitioning neighborhoods. But man, every city I've looked at, Milwaukee included, most evictions are right there, smack dab in ungentrifying, poor, segregated communities.”

“I'm a builder, first and foremost.”

“My father was a builder. During my high school years, I worked for him. One summer, I was working with a guy who had just come back from Vietnam and had been a tunnel rat. He wouldn't talk about the experience, but it sounded really scary to me.”

“A builder is like a little god - somebody who does things, doesn't just draw things.”