• @474D
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    627 days ago

    The issue it’s addressing is that companies are buying up homes and renting them. This 1st time buyer grant would help individuals and not apply to corporations

    • @DangedIfYouDid
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      227 days ago

      Not even talking about corporations, just everyone with a house to sell. Their expectations are going to remain the same plus 25k with this. It will be like that 25k never existed as it passes from government to seller making no impact on actual costs to the buyer.

      • @[email protected]
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        127 days ago

        Phrased another way, this is a $25k tax on corporate buyers and people buying their next home.

        I’m perfectly ok with the first, not as much the second.

      • @[email protected]
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        027 days ago

        So it increases the cost for corporations to buy houses. Even if what you were describing was how markets worked(it isn’t), it’s still helping.

        • @[email protected]
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          27 days ago

          Or anyone looking to move, upsize, downsize, etc since it is only for first time buyers. Why can’t we just prevent corps from doing it in the first place instead of making them pay a miniscule (for them) fee?

          • @[email protected]
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            -227 days ago

            Except that per your logic, all homes are now magically valued exactly $25k more, so once you own a home you have the extra equity to afford it.