merari42@lemmy.world to memes@lemmy.world · 23 days agoIt'll end up as "Vote stupid parties, win stupid prices"lemmy.worldimagemessage-square205fedilinkarrow-up1417arrow-down17
arrow-up1410arrow-down1imageIt'll end up as "Vote stupid parties, win stupid prices"lemmy.worldmerari42@lemmy.world to memes@lemmy.world · 23 days agomessage-square205fedilink
minus-squareiopq@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·edit-220 days agoCorporations owning houses is a tiny percentage, again, home ownership rate is 60%+
minus-squareCowbee@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up1·20 days agoIt is not a tiny percentage, and it is getting worse.
minus-squareiopq@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·20 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
Corporations owning houses is a tiny percentage, again, home ownership rate is 60%+
It is not a tiny percentage, and it is getting worse.
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