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Re:Investors account for 30 per cent of home buying in Canad... by Dylan16807 on Saturday September 09, 2023 @12:50PM (#37447392)
What definition of "monopoly" are you using here...?
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Re:Investors account for 30 per cent of home buying in Canad... by carom on Saturday September 09, 2023 @04:20PM (#37449875)
It being illegal, due to restrictive zoning, for private parties to build at higher densities.
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Re:Investors account for 30 per cent of home buying in Canad... by Dylan16807 on Saturday September 09, 2023 @07:20PM (#37451273)
Oh, okay. I was confused because you said monopoly on housing, not dense housing.

Yes they should force more zones to allow dense housing too.

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