• CableMonster@lemmy.ml
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    28 days ago

    This is first order thinking. What this would cause is much much less building of units that people would rent, so the total supply would slow way down and housing would get worse.

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        28 days ago

        But they still would not be able to keep up with inflation, and this would just be one more stone on a heap of other regulations that make it not worth building housing.

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          28 days ago

          Might be depend on your area but around me we’ve had a cap for a few yesrs and units are still going up (not necessarily affordable ones).

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            28 days ago

            Sure there will be some building, but it will be greatly decreased to what it would. If anything the builders will just do spec homes or move out of the market. I actually moved from a state with a cap (Oregon), and most of the landlords (including myself) just sold off any residential real estate.

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                28 days ago

                I am no longer a owner of residential real estate, I do only commercial at this point. I am just telling you the impacts of the laws they make.

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          28 days ago

          Wouldn’t they just calculate the net present value of the average rental? Most people don’t rent at one place for long, and everybody dies eventually.

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      28 days ago

      Wouldn’t lower land prices mean higher ROIC and lower risk for developers (individual or corporate) ? And this hence lead to more housing?

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      28 days ago

      Unfortunately, I think you’re right. What is the solution to outrageous rent that doesn’t involve the government providing more rent subsidies that simply funnel public money into the hands of property owners? That solution encourages property owners to raise rent because the government will increase subsidies to cover the difference.

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        28 days ago

        The problem is the government makes it too hard and expensive to build anything. People dont realize this but on average the government adds over $100k per single family house that is built. As a person that is in housing, my number one issue is with the government, and they only make it worse. So the solution is to greatly reduce the amount the government is involved in the creation of new housing.