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Re:Baby boomers are becoming homeless at a rate not seen sin... by gniv on Monday September 25, 2023 @10:33AM (#37644454)
> it seems it would help more if the government would step in to disallow large leasing companies buying up giant swathes of the housing stock

My instinct is to disagree. That could create other problems and it's not a given that it would help prices. Encouraging growth by changing zoning seems preferable. We know that it works, since Japan has been doing it forever.

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Re:Baby boomers are becoming homeless at a rate not seen sin... by thedaly on Monday September 25, 2023 @10:41AM (#37644604)
If the policy goal is to have more homeowners, which I think it should be, you have to do something about private equity buying up all the home stock. Blackrock and its ilk of private equity firms buying up single family homes to turn them into rentals stands in direct opposition to the goal of more people owning homes.
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Re:Baby boomers are becoming homeless at a rate not seen sin... by ryandrake on Monday September 25, 2023 @11:11AM (#37645153)
Where was Blackrock when I was desperately trying to sell my home last year? Reduced price three times, and I can assure you that Mister Blackrock didn't contact my agent even once. For an evil wizard intent on gobbling up homes, he didn't seem interested in mine.
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