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Re:US will ban Wall Street investors from buying single-fami... by woah on Wednesday January 07, 2026 @05:52PM (#46534370)
That's a surefire way to make sure that all rental properties are controlled by people who are able to de facto own a lot of properties with family members (or "family" members) on the paperwork, and who are able to enforce their ownership with extrajudicial means.
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Re:US will ban Wall Street investors from buying single-fami... by potato3732842 on Wednesday January 07, 2026 @09:06PM (#46536229)
Ironically, supply would probably increase for no other reason than those are the kind of people who just add cash only units without giving a crap about expensive permission and permits.
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