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5. The ratio of housing owned by investors out of all housing currently in existence is irrelevant;

Mon Apr 13, 2026, 07:46 PM

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rather, what matters is the ratio of the total number of homes that are actually available for sale relative to the number of families that want to buy homes. Investors have tied up disproportionate chunks of the housing that would otherwise be for sale.

The biggest concern that affects both owned homes & rental units is the the fact that wage inflation has not kept up with the inflation in the costs for shelter.

Limiting the number of homes that investors can own may not fix much in the near term, but it's a step in the right direction.

As for renters, I read recently on a financial site that most cities actually have a surplus of rentals available at this point – although the article may have been focussing on apartments.

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Senate housing bill that takes aim at institutional investors may do little for homebuyers -- and could even hurt renters [View all] BumRushDaShow Monday OP

I don't see it is so much as way to "redistribute" who owns them as rental properties ToxMarz Monday #1

But not much of the country's single-family housing stock is rented out. paleotn Monday #2

I always envisioned that the solution would be placing a high tax.... 70sEraVet Monday #3

I also thought taxing owners of sfr's between 3-10 might make a difference. Buddyzbuddy Monday #4

I hadn't thought about them not bothering to carry home-owners insurance. 70sEraVet Yesterday #6

The ratio of housing owned by investors out of all housing currently in existence is irrelevant; snot Monday #5

Horse doo doo. The house flippers and corporate buyers are what sent the prices so high. travelingthrulife Yesterday #7

I'm sure that the Senators who voted for this populist rubbish already knew this Jose Garcia Yesterday #8