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Re:US will ban Wall Street investors from buying single-fami... by pineaux on Thursday January 08, 2026 @01:48AM (#46538015)
this is not true, this is the basis for housing speculation. Holding vacant overpriced houses until they sell. Its not a loss until you close the sale.
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Re:US will ban Wall Street investors from buying single-fami... by selectodude on Thursday January 08, 2026 @08:42AM (#46540847)
Of course it is. Real estate incurs significant carry costs.
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Re:US will ban Wall Street investors from buying single-fami... by skeeter2020 on Thursday January 08, 2026 @12:42PM (#46543975)
this doesn't make any sense; you're tying up significant resources and losing out an the alternatives. Nobody evaluates investment returns in isolation.
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