[ethor]

An increase in supply of housing would also dampen the demand for renting, thus decreasing the willingness of speculators to buy new rental units.

[cudgy]

This does nothing to dampen the hoarding of homes for investors that are looking for a place to park their cash due to low returns/high risk from other asset classes.

Generally, it is looking like housing being an investment by corporations and foreign interests is having a negative impact on the population that actually lives where the homes are located.

[gjulianm]

Only if those houses are affordable for the people that are demanding renting. And if rent prices are high, people can't save and can't buy anything.