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Re:More Americans Are Ending Up Homeless–At a Record Rate by webosdude on Monday August 14, 2023 @03:47PM (#37125906)
That is one instrument to deincentivizing accumulation of more than 1 property. Increasing supply is definitely another one but as I mentioned that earlier most of those rental units get acquired by richer landlords. One can also make those investment property mortgages much higher.
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Re:More Americans Are Ending Up Homeless–At a Record Rate by ChrisLTD on Monday August 14, 2023 @04:37PM (#37126495)
What is the point of disincentivizing the accumulation of more than one property?
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Re:More Americans Are Ending Up Homeless–At a Record Rate by beej71 on Monday August 14, 2023 @05:05PM (#37126779)
To allow more people to buy property and to prevent price increases due to speculation.
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Re:More Americans Are Ending Up Homeless–At a Record Rate by bryanlarsen on Monday August 14, 2023 @05:10PM (#37126836)
Fewer landlords means cheaper to buy and more expensive to rent. Helps the upper middle class at the expense of the poor.
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Re:More Americans Are Ending Up Homeless–At a Record Rate by beej71 on Wednesday August 16, 2023 @01:43AM (#37143275)
In my town now house prices are through the roof and the rental market is completely impacted.

So cheaper to buy would be a step up.

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