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minus-squaredragonflyteaparty@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·11 months agoWould we need more homes if private companies didn’t buy so many single family homes?
minus-squareSCB@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·11 months agoYes. They didn’t even start doing that until the investment became worth it. NIMBYism is the cause of this problem. We need to build for density, change property tax laws where they’ve been rigged, and encourage building wherever possible.
Would we need more homes if private companies didn’t buy so many single family homes?
Yes. They didn’t even start doing that until the investment became worth it.
NIMBYism is the cause of this problem. We need to build for density, change property tax laws where they’ve been rigged, and encourage building wherever possible.