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re: Trump to take steps to ban institutional investors from buying up single family homes
Posted on 1/7/26 at 1:26 pm to bad93ex
Posted on 1/7/26 at 1:26 pm to bad93ex
quote:you mean the pretzel of capitalism. now pretzel yourself into explaining how you aren't a socialist.
Looking forward to the pretzels that people will put themselves in to oppose this.
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Posted on 1/7/26 at 1:27 pm to Mushroom1968
One of the few things I am glad government is going to regulate. It is insane some of the percentage of rentals owned by corps in the major cities.
Posted on 1/7/26 at 1:27 pm to BottomlandBrew
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I guess the only pretzel I have about this is it shouldn't be the federal government doing it, but I'll still take it.
I dislike the federal government but there is a time and place for it when people are not engaging in "good faith."
Posted on 1/7/26 at 1:28 pm to Mushroom1968
Much better solution than a 50 year loan.
Posted on 1/7/26 at 1:30 pm to Mingo Was His NameO
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They finance it for other institutional investors or huge companies. It doesn’t help the consumer at all because it gives them less control of the market and prices. I suppose it’s slightly better than straight up buying existing single family homes, but my point is they aren’t faultless and not involved in housing prices
I would argue they're financing new supply which is a good thing. After all, how many people actually build their own home these days? Most are renting or buying from developers. More supply means lower prices if our supply and demand chart is still a thing.
And as I noted, housing is a market. Blackstone can build a thousand unit apartment complex but if people aren't gonna pay $3k a month for those units they lose money or lower the price to meet the market and get them rented.
The way these major corporations have amassed such huge holdings is by paying over market, with cash, when the market was going nuts. So they stand to lose a ton when the market turns...which by many indicators it is now doing.
This post was edited on 1/7/26 at 1:33 pm
Posted on 1/7/26 at 1:30 pm to Chucktown_Badger
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if our supply and demand chart is still a thing.
This is the flaw in your logic. When you move the curves vertically or horizontal, traditional market forces do not apply
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And as I noted, housing is a market. Blackstone can build a thousand unit apartment complex but if people aren't gonna pay $3k a month for those units they lose money or lower the price to meet the market and get them rented.
When you and your cronies control the entire market and share and aligned interest, that is not how it works. There’s a reason we don’t allow monopolies
This post was edited on 1/7/26 at 1:32 pm
Posted on 1/7/26 at 1:32 pm to Mushroom1968
I would support this 100%
I’m sick of the rich and elite screwing over all of us
I’m sick of the rich and elite screwing over all of us
Posted on 1/7/26 at 1:33 pm to Mingo Was His NameO
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When you and your cronies control the entire market and share and aligned interest, that is not how it works. There’s a reason we don’t allow monopolies
Right, that's when govt steps in to ensure a more fair market with lower hurdles for entry. I guess one could consider this initiative such a move.
This post was edited on 1/7/26 at 1:34 pm
Posted on 1/7/26 at 1:34 pm to Mingo Was His NameO
quote:Yeah I agree. I'm fully supportive of this move by 47 if true. But I also understand it conflicts with other beliefs I have around smaller more limited government. I guess at the end of the day you have to crack a few eggs to make a cake.
Serious question, how else does this get done? The shops aren’t just going to stop raking in huge profits and real estate holding unless they’re forced to
Posted on 1/7/26 at 1:34 pm to faraway
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now pretzel yourself into explaining how you aren't a socialist.
How is it socialism to be in favor of this? Do you know what socialism is because it does not seem like you do.
Posted on 1/7/26 at 1:35 pm to Mushroom1968
Good.
Posted on 1/7/26 at 1:37 pm to Chucktown_Badger
quote:He was making a joke about the Blackstone grills...they come in different sizes...4 burner...2 burner.
I'm not really sure the point of your question and how it relates to the confusion over BlackRock.
Posted on 1/7/26 at 1:39 pm to sidewalkside
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He was making a joke about the Blackstone grills...they come in different sizes...4 burner...2 burner
Ah, dammit.
Posted on 1/7/26 at 1:40 pm to Chucktown_Badger
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by Chucktown_Badge
You’re kind of a dumbass tbh
Posted on 1/7/26 at 1:44 pm to Mingo Was His NameO
Coming from you that's rich. Your Napoleon complex is showing.
This post was edited on 1/7/26 at 1:45 pm
Posted on 1/7/26 at 1:45 pm to Chucktown_Badger
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Coming from you that's rich.
I at least get extremely obvious puns and jokes
Posted on 1/7/26 at 1:46 pm to dewster
quote:Hoarding starter homes (primarily by boomers) is one reason that prices are the way that they are.
Some of these "corporate investors" are tiny LLCs like mine with 1-3 rental homes or a small reno/flip operation.
Posted on 1/7/26 at 1:47 pm to Ronaldo Burgundiaz
What would be the point of buying/hoarding a bunch of homes and not selling them? Generally not a good business model.
Posted on 1/7/26 at 1:48 pm to Chucktown_Badger
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What would be the point of buying/hoarding a bunch of homes and not selling them? Generally not a good business model.
Just kidding, not kind of dumb… fricking dumbass is more apt
Posted on 1/7/26 at 1:52 pm to bad93ex
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Looking forward to the pretzels that people will put themselves in to support this.
FIFY
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