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Re:Baby boomers are becoming homeless at a rate not seen sin... by alright2565 on Monday September 25, 2023 @09:41AM (#37643655)
> the greater problem is the ability of large companies to buy up whatever is on the market, which they then immediately turn into a rental

Homeownership rates haven't changed by more than a couple percentage points since the 1960s: https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/RHORUSQ156N

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Re:Baby boomers are becoming homeless at a rate not seen sin... by abathur on Monday September 25, 2023 @01:05PM (#37647159)
I agree it is worth accounting for this, though I'm not sure the nation-wide rate disproves the claim.

"Large companies" could be having a significant impact on some number of urban markets without shifting a country-wide statistic in a way that's unambiguous against trends driven by larger forces like population age and economic trends.

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