• @glimse
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    34 months ago

    There will always be a need for rentals but I am wholly against corporatized housing. I think the only people who should own homes are individuals, non-primary homes should be heavily taxed, and there should be a hard limit on how many buildings anyone can own.

    Housing should not be an “investment opportunity.” People shouldn’t be able to buy houses just to rent them out.

    • Lightor
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      24 months ago

      I think the only people who should own homes are individuals

      This so hard!

      I %100 feel like this is more of the same: corporations controlling basic needs to extract every dollar they can from people. Renting makes sense, if you can’t afford a home you can at least have a place in the intrum. But with companies controlling the entire housing market, this is textbook late-stage capitalism when you don’t have a choice. No longer is there competition, they are all working together.

      • @glimse
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        14 months ago

        Yeah… it’s all super fucked. I just sold my condo (short sale during the last collapse) and am staying with family in the meantime but I am struggling to find a house that won’t cost 2/3 of my above-average income. I have a 180k down payment to offer. Prices are that insane by me.

        I feel guilty saying it because innocent people will suffer…but I am praying for another collapse. Or at least for homes to go back to normal prices.

        • @Cort
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          24 months ago

          I think prices are starting to come back down in my area. I’m seeing homes on Zillow that were bought a year ago put up for rent. Prices are reduced every other month and it still won’t rent, so they’re selling it.

          • @glimse
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            14 months ago

            I’m anxiously waiting. Prices have barely dropped here but the inventory basically disappeared. I have a huge search radius and get 1-2 listings a day max