The Stop Wall Street Landlords Act has been introduced in Congress by Rep. Ro Khanna. The bill would raise taxes on the purchase of single family homes by private equity and corporations. This aims
Khanna introduced a bill on Tuesday going after private equity investors who have been buying up homes as speculative investments.
According to original research from PESP and CalOrganize, the largest landlord on Earth touts to investors how it profits from the ongoing affordable housing crisis and the lack of new construction.
From fighting rent control to hiking rents, how Blackstone benefits from California’s serious affordable housing crisis
“We need to juice this hog,” Invitation Homes' CEO said of gouging renters with fees.
To be fair to him that is an exorbitant amount.
Crime and Punishment
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/21675288
> What shall be done about the unhoused?
Altos reports that active single-family inventory was up 1.0% week-over-week. Inventory is now up 49.7% from the February seasonal bottom. ...
Synthetic appraisals have driven starter homes in many markets to over a $1 million, while home prices nationwide have more than doubled.
The secret ingredient is genocide.
Low inventory and climate change have made the situation more complex.
When capitalists develop the Gaza strip their sacrifice shall not be forgotten, just like in the US and Native Americans.
Right, you only tirelessly shill for them by browbeating anyone that has a problem with their candidate currently overseeing a genocide.
No, your refusal to field an actual popular candidate with actual progressive policies helps Trump win.
No it doesn't. If Harris loses it's your and Harris' fault. Maybe field a candidate that's actually popular and progressive instead of a diet Republican
Capitalism will never be destroyed. Too many settlers would rather be in the middle class than stop it.
I'm voting Jill. All your liberal gaslighting just hardens my resolve. I don't care how many convoluted explanations you come up with to say I'm voting for Trump. My ballot never said Trump and never will.
This, but since dot world is infested with Reddit liberals you're getting down voted into oblivion.
Move right to appeal to Republicans
They don't vote for you, lose anyway
Noooooo this is all Jill's fault.
Can I get a quick run down on these books. Are they considered special or definitive in some way?
No, we're a post racial society you see uwu. And no we won't give the land back, we didn't steal it, our racist ancestors did, and we're not racist.
Where's the lie?
It shouldn't, she's no Obama and this man one once already against a meh candidate
Involuntary Sweeps of Homeless Encampments Do Not Improve Public Safety, Study Finds
Mortgage rates follow the 10 year treasury not the Fed prime rate.
That might be true because they have more money. But generally poor people are charged more because they are weaker and much less able to fight price gouging. This profit maximizing is what makes capitalism so efficient.
They can't afford to buy because they're paying rent. They're eating off the plate of the working class, which is good because it upholds capitalism.