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'Renters Are Struggling': Economists Back Tenant-Led Push for Federal Rent Control
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My understanding is that rent control backfired pretty spectacularly in the long term.
The better plan here would be to stop companies from buying residential properties, to incentivized the conversion of commercial properties into apartments, to penalize banks and individuals who are sitting on unused residential properties.
Oh, and wipe out all student loan debt so that younger generations have a prayer of buying a house someday.
There's also an underlying layer to this problem with a specific type of home owner: the foreign investor. These individuals use American properties to hide their wealth from their home countries. Tax evasion, high ROI, and increased scarcity in every purchase. Homes often go months and years without occupancy, sometimes with minimal furnishings so as not to appear vacant.
I'm not saying foreigners shouldn't buy homes in America. However, if they do buy a home they should be required to occupy each individual property for a minimum of 6-9 months every year. Otherwise, a heavy tax that exceeds the property's/ies annual appreciation to encourage occupancy or selling would be ideal.
Which sounds nice, but how do we prove they are or are not actually living there?
Utility usage? Pull up the last 6 months of, like, water use (since you need to have water so it's a solid metric).