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Re:The case to legalize single-stair multifamily housing by greenthrow on Thursday January 18, 2024 @10:56PM (#39051400)
This is just factually not true. There is plenty of empty homes, apartments and condos to house everyone. There are many units kept empty rather than lower prices. It is a myth that supply and demand sets prices.
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Re:The case to legalize single-stair multifamily housing by Schiendelman on Thursday January 18, 2024 @11:26PM (#39051553)
This comment makes me really sad; it's someone who wants to help but ends up hurting.
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Re:The case to legalize single-stair multifamily housing by worik on Friday January 19, 2024 @04:29PM (#39061458)
There is also the effect of rich people needing a place to stash money and not wanting to bother with tennants

Housing activists in Melbourne have been campaigning about that for years now

I did not believe that was true until I stumbled on it happening. A rich lawyer, a salary far too big to spend, so they collected (empty) houses. They did not care about cash flow

A tax on empty houses in areas with accommodation shortage at worse cannot hurt and at best could free up a lot of accommodation

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