merari42@lemmy.world to memes@lemmy.world · 5 months agoIt'll end up as "Vote stupid parties, win stupid prices"lemmy.worldimagemessage-square184fedilinkarrow-up1880arrow-down120
arrow-up1860arrow-down1imageIt'll end up as "Vote stupid parties, win stupid prices"lemmy.worldmerari42@lemmy.world to memes@lemmy.world · 5 months agomessage-square184fedilink
minus-squareiopq@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·edit-25 months agoCorporations owning houses is a tiny percentage, again, home ownership rate is 60%+
minus-squareiopq@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·5 months agoIt’s not even a special problem if a corp is a landlord or just one person. The problem is not enough housing, not enough construction. Housing prices are actually decreasing in Austin because Texas builds
minus-squareiopq@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·5 months agoThe problem is NIMBYs, not landlords
minus-squareiopq@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·5 months agoWhy? It’s impossible for all of the homes to be owned, we’ve been between 63-68% home ownership In fact, a nasty thing happened when the home ownership peaked around 2008
minus-squareiopq@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·5 months agoNot everyone can just pay a down payment on a property
Corporations owning houses is a tiny percentage, again, home ownership rate is 60%+
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It’s not even a special problem if a corp is a landlord or just one person.
The problem is not enough housing, not enough construction. Housing prices are actually decreasing in Austin because Texas builds
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The problem is NIMBYs, not landlords
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Why? It’s impossible for all of the homes to be owned, we’ve been between 63-68% home ownership
In fact, a nasty thing happened when the home ownership peaked around 2008
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Not everyone can just pay a down payment on a property