• JordanZ@lemmy.world
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    21 days ago

    Bill Oswald, whose family owns eight apartments around Long Beach, said a corporate landlord recently contacted him about buying properties in the area. He said both his brothers urged him to sell, because of rising costs.

    The large corps will buy everything. With this 3-5% rule (certain circumstances, in article) you can guarantee that is what they’ll raise it EVERY SINGLE YEAR moving forward. They’ll point at this committee saying “they set the rules, we just abide by them”.

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      21 days ago

      So, when we get there, let’s also fix THAT problem. Im not a lawyer but I will bet my left hand it’s possible to write a law that can block large companies from investing in houses.

      If you see people trying to fix a problem and your first instinct is to look for a reason to preserve the status quo, … Well don’t be like that.

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        20 days ago

        There should be a logarithmic scaling on taxes for a home depending on how many you own. A normal person should be able to own a home. A rich person might be able to afford 3, a billionaire should be able to afford 10.