merari42@lemmy.world to memes@lemmy.world · 23 days agoIt'll end up as "Vote stupid parties, win stupid prices"lemmy.worldimagemessage-square250fedilinkarrow-up11.02Karrow-down123
arrow-up1994arrow-down1imageIt'll end up as "Vote stupid parties, win stupid prices"lemmy.worldmerari42@lemmy.world to memes@lemmy.world · 23 days agomessage-square250fedilink
minus-squareiopq@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·21 days agoIt’s not even a special problem if a corp is a landlord or just one person. The problem is not enough housing, not enough construction. Housing prices are actually decreasing in Austin because Texas builds
minus-squareCowbee@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up1·20 days agoLandlords are problems themselves, it doesn’t matter if it’s a corp or a person.
minus-squareiopq@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·20 days agoThe problem is NIMBYs, not landlords
minus-squareiopq@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·20 days agoWhy? It’s impossible for all of the homes to be owned, we’ve been between 63-68% home ownership In fact, a nasty thing happened when the home ownership peaked around 2008
minus-squareCowbee@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up1·20 days agoPublic and individual ownership. Renting for profit is predatory.
minus-squareiopq@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·20 days agoNot everyone can just pay a down payment on a property
minus-squareiopq@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·20 days agoThe government doesn’t have the money to buy every property
It’s not even a special problem if a corp is a landlord or just one person.
The problem is not enough housing, not enough construction. Housing prices are actually decreasing in Austin because Texas builds
Landlords are problems themselves, it doesn’t matter if it’s a corp or a person.
The problem is NIMBYs, not landlords
The problem is Landlords.
Why? It’s impossible for all of the homes to be owned, we’ve been between 63-68% home ownership
In fact, a nasty thing happened when the home ownership peaked around 2008
Public and individual ownership. Renting for profit is predatory.
Not everyone can just pay a down payment on a property
The government doesn’t have the money to buy every property