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Re:Investors bought a record share of U.S. homes in 2021 by tootie on Thursday February 17, 2022 @12:59PM (#30376354)
Idk how this translates into policy if it's even possible, but people just shouldn't be so attached to home ownership. It's a not a great way to invest your money and it doesn't make any sense at all to tie your personal net worth to a piece of real estate you rely on to live. In high cost areas especially, renting is usually more fiscally sensible.
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Re:Investors bought a record share of U.S. homes in 2021 by nsv on Thursday February 17, 2022 @02:25PM (#30377448)
Someone has to own the property, why not the person who lives in it?
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Re:Investors bought a record share of U.S. homes in 2021 by buck4roo on Thursday February 17, 2022 @11:36PM (#30382181)
An seller walks away with profit after the sale... and the surrounding neighborhood sees $0 of it. That's the problem.

The neighborhood supported the increase in value, but gets nothing in return.

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