Housing Bubble 2: Return of the Ugly

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The Stop Wall Street Landlords Act has been introduced in Congress by Rep. Ro Khanna. The bill would raise taxes on the purchase of single family homes by private equity and corporations. (www.notus.org)

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[–] johannesvanderwhales -2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

That would make things pretty hard for builders.

[–] brygphilomena 5 points 1 month ago

Yea, but something that could be easily worked around. Corporations must list single family dwellings for sale within X amount of time construction completes. Corporations are forbidden from renting out single family dwellings.