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Re:Housing is at the root of many of the rich world’s proble... by JasserInicide on Wednesday August 17, 2022 @02:34PM (#32500008)
Break out what "homeowners" actually is. It's increasingly becoming these shell companies and entities like Blackrock. We need to ban that shit immediately. The deed of a house should have a fucking person's name on it, not a company's.
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Re:Housing is at the root of many of the rich world’s proble... by namlem on Wednesday August 17, 2022 @03:27PM (#32500652)
Investment firms buying homes is a symptom, not a cause. The only reason they do that is because local government artificially inflate the value of homes through supply restrictions.
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