beep@piefed.world to News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoPrivate equity firms now own 1 in 8 American apartmentspestakeholder.orgexternal-linkmessage-square9linkfedilinkarrow-up1179arrow-down11
arrow-up1178arrow-down1external-linkPrivate equity firms now own 1 in 8 American apartmentspestakeholder.orgbeep@piefed.world to News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square9linkfedilink
minus-squareTriumph@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 days agoThere’s more money to be had buying houses than building them. More capitalists buy houses instead of building them. This makes home prices rise. So more capitalists buy houses instead of building them, prices go up more. Lather, rinse, repeat.
There’s more money to be had buying houses than building them. More capitalists buy houses instead of building them. This makes home prices rise. So more capitalists buy houses instead of building them, prices go up more. Lather, rinse, repeat.