@merari42 to memes • 5 months agoIt'll end up as "Vote stupid parties, win stupid prices"imagemessage-square251arrow-up11.02Karrow-down123
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minus-square@iopqlink0•edit-25 months agoCorporations owning houses is a tiny percentage, again, home ownership rate is 60%+
minus-squareCowbee [he/him]linkfedilink1•5 months agoIt is not a tiny percentage, and it is getting worse.
minus-square@iopqlink0•5 months 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 [he/him]linkfedilink1•5 months agoLandlords are problems themselves, it doesn’t matter if it’s a corp or a person.
minus-square@iopqlink0•5 months 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 [he/him]linkfedilink1•5 months agoPublic and individual ownership. Renting for profit is predatory.
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