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Re:Investors bought a record share of U.S. homes in 2021 by llamataboot on Thursday February 17, 2022 @06:23PM (#30380118)
rental units are not the same as a house you want to buy, even regardless of location and amenities and size etc
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Re:Investors bought a record share of U.S. homes in 2021 by adam_arthur on Thursday February 17, 2022 @09:38PM (#30381527)
Housing is fungible. Lower rents decrease demand for purchasing and vice versa. There will of course be a subset of people who will exclusively only buy regardless of price, but in aggregate the principle applies
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