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[-] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 1 points 5 months ago

It is not a tiny percentage, and it is getting worse.

[-] iopq@lemmy.world 0 points 5 months ago

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

[-] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 1 points 5 months ago

Landlords are problems themselves, it doesn't matter if it's a corp or a person.

[-] iopq@lemmy.world 0 points 5 months ago

The problem is NIMBYs, not landlords

[-] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 1 points 5 months ago
[-] iopq@lemmy.world 0 points 5 months ago

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

[-] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 1 points 5 months ago

Public and individual ownership. Renting for profit is predatory.

[-] iopq@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago

Not everyone can just pay a down payment on a property

[-] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 1 points 5 months ago

Public and individual ownership.

[-] iopq@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago

The government doesn't have the money to buy every property

[-] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 1 points 5 months ago

Is that what I am advocating for?

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