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Jose Garcia

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8. I'm sure that the Senators who voted for this populist rubbish already knew this

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Tue Apr 14, 2026, 01:30 PM

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But they were tripping all over each other rushing to look like they were doing something to solve a problem.

The truth is that there is a shortage of housing for sale which has several causes. There is a backlog of construction as little construction happened during and immediately after the 2008 recession. Another big reason is zoning, which limits new, especially denser, housing.

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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 Tuesday #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 Tuesday #7

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