Re:Investors bought a quarter of US homes sold last year
by mytailorisrich on Tuesday August 23, 2022 @03:55PM
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There's a huge amount of capital available and borrowing is still cheap.
I don't know in the US but in many European locations building of new housing has drastically slowed down over the past decades, which naturally puts am upward pressure on the market.
There is no need to demonise investing in property, which not the root of the problem (and frankly is often an ideological stance).
If anything, there should be more investment in new buildings to boost supply but very often the problem is planning restrictions.
I don't know in the US but in many European locations building of new housing has drastically slowed down over the past decades, which naturally puts am upward pressure on the market.
There is no need to demonise investing in property, which not the root of the problem (and frankly is often an ideological stance).
If anything, there should be more investment in new buildings to boost supply but very often the problem is planning restrictions.