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[-] ag_roberston_author@beehaw.org 17 points 2 years ago

That won't do anything unless we also ban hedge funds and REITs from buying them all.

[-] CanadaPlus@futurology.today 10 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

They aren't worth anything until you sell them again. Billionaires hoarding houses is mostly hype, we just (measurably, sources available) don't have as many houses as other similar countries do, for some reason.

[-] villasv@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

That's a misdiagnosis of the problem. Hedge funds and REITs are not the primary drivers of demand. People keep saying this, but even though we should build non-market housing, banning institutional investors from buying real estate is not nearly enough.

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