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Re:US will ban Wall Street investors from buying single-fami... by Noaidi on Wednesday January 07, 2026 @06:40PM (#46534876)
Let's say Blackrock, with all their wealth behind them, buys a home in your neighborhood. What do you think they will charge for rent? Market average? Ha! No way. They jack up the rental prices because they can. That makes rental prices rise everywhere in the area.
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Re:US will ban Wall Street investors from buying single-fami... by WackyFighter on Thursday January 08, 2026 @09:02AM (#46541051)
If they charged far more than the market average in a given area then people wouldn't rent from them. Even if they bought up the entire area, people would presumably move to cheaper areas where they weren't jacking up the prices.
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