merari42@lemmy.world to memes@lemmy.world · 5 months agoIt'll end up as "Vote stupid parties, win stupid prices"lemmy.worldimagemessage-square245fedilinkarrow-up1985arrow-down119
arrow-up1966arrow-down1imageIt'll end up as "Vote stupid parties, win stupid prices"lemmy.worldmerari42@lemmy.world to memes@lemmy.world · 5 months agomessage-square245fedilink
minus-squareiopq@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·5 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]linkfedilinkarrow-up1·5 months agoLandlords are problems themselves, it doesn’t matter if it’s a corp or a person.
minus-squareiopq@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·5 months agoThe problem is NIMBYs, not landlords
minus-squareiopq@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·5 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]linkfedilinkarrow-up1·5 months agoPublic and individual ownership. Renting for profit is predatory.
minus-squareiopq@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·5 months agoNot everyone can just pay a down payment on a property
minus-squareiopq@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·5 months agoThe government doesn’t have the money to buy every property
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
The government doesn’t have the money to buy every property