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Re:Oakland shows how to expand housing supply: tell develope... by ummonk on Monday December 02, 2019 @12:29PM (#21684535)
>(because on the contrary, if you could buy bonds yielding 5% why would you hold rental properties that yield less before maintenance?)

Because you're able to get a mortgage for lower interest than that?

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Re:Oakland shows how to expand housing supply: tell develope... by helen___keller on Monday December 02, 2019 @02:06PM (#21685655)
Not if federal bonds are yielding 5% you're not
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Re:Oakland shows how to expand housing supply: tell develope... by ummonk on Monday December 02, 2019 @10:24PM (#21689648)
Sorry, I see what you mean. Yes, price to rent ratios tend to be inversely proportional to bond yields.
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