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Will upzoning make housing abundant and affordable?
Not on its own, but cities should still relax density restrictions.
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Would banning Wall Street landlords improve the housing market?
We doubt it. There’s no good reason to block single-family rentals, and bad landlords should be regulated regardless of their size.
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Agreed! We wrote extensively about this topic in our first article @UnderReviewMag with some more data to back it up. Thanks for putting this idea out there @JerusalemDemsas @voxdotcom! (I'm a renter as well.)
On this week’s episode of the Explain It to Me podcast, host @jonquilynhill talks to @JerusalemDemsas, founder of The Argument, who says that homeownership is overhyped, overrated, and that more people should consider renting instead.
Should governments subsidize homeownership?
Probably not. Any gains for homeowners come at the expense of renters and would-be buyers, and there’s no clear benefit for communities.
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