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by HDThoreaun 30 days ago
Housing is only a good investment when supply is constrained. These PE firms buy housing because they see that NIMBYs are in control. As they predict rents soon begin to rise. Youve got the cause backwards
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What's to stop PE from supporting NIMBYism in markets they're part of?
Nothing -- but the crazy thing is that people vote for it, not that landlords support it.