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Re:The case to legalize single-stair multifamily housing by astrange on Thursday January 18, 2024 @08:26PM (#39050502)
You can't pay the mortgage on a place you're not renting out though, so they mostly can't withhold supply.

It applies more to things like retired people living by themselves in a 3 bedroom house.

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Re:The case to legalize single-stair multifamily housing by eru on Thursday January 18, 2024 @08:29PM (#39050525)
OK.

Though if they can't withhold supply, how are those cartels supposed to hold up prices, then?

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Re:The case to legalize single-stair multifamily housing by astrange on Friday January 19, 2024 @02:38AM (#39052683)
They don't, it's not real.

(Except that they can prevent construction of new units through zoning.)

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