Re:US will ban Wall Street investors from buying single-fami...
by JumpCrisscross on Wednesday January 07, 2026 @08:40PM
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> "Rent seeking" has nothing to do with landlords and tenants
They're orthogonal. In a competitive market, landlords earn no economic rent. In a market with supply restrictions, however, landlords will earn a return "in excess of the costs needed to bring that factor into production" [1].
They're orthogonal. In a competitive market, landlords earn no economic rent. In a market with supply restrictions, however, landlords will earn a return "in excess of the costs needed to bring that factor into production" [1].
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economic_rent