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Re:US will ban Wall Street investors from buying single-fami... by tadfisher on Wednesday January 07, 2026 @06:37PM (#46534838)
They already do these things to take advantage of "primary residence" or "first-time home buyer" incentives; see the big hullabaloo over Letitia James doing it by accident.
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Re:US will ban Wall Street investors from buying single-fami... by sokoloff on Thursday January 08, 2026 @05:01AM (#46539292)
I feel like a lot of politicians get exposed making these “accidents” that just fortunately happen to be beneficial to them.

Perhaps they ought to be more careful when filling out paperwork. Or perhaps they’re not accidents.

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