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Re:San Francisco, Silicon Valley rents plunge amid downturn by dan-robertson on Monday June 01, 2020 @07:12PM (#23385185)
That doesn’t make sense to me. If a landlord wanted the advantages of low vacancies due to low rent, why not just lower the rent?
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Re:San Francisco, Silicon Valley rents plunge amid downturn by kevin_thibedeau on Monday June 01, 2020 @09:10PM (#23386082)
They also need to maintain resale value when they decide to let the property go. These are investment vehicles first. Homes second.
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