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Housing Bubble 2: Return of the Ugly

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago (4 children)

In a market with expensive housing, that would have effects similar to simply making renting illegal: a dramatic drop in property values, conversion of multi-unit rental properties into condos, and no apartments available for rent anywhere that isn't a slum. I suppose it would be good for home-buyers, since people owning (former) rental properties would be desperate to sell, but it wouldn't be good for renters.

[–] SeattleRain 4 points 2 months ago (3 children)

If housing were cheap why wouldn't renters just by or go into co ops.

[–] KuroiKaze 2 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Owning a house takes a lot of money that renters don't necessarily have

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

And take a wild guess about why they don't have that money

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