▲ 690 ▼ Joe Biden wants more people to start living in empty offices (www.businessinsider.com) submitted 2 years ago by sandro_linux@lemmy.ml to c/worldnews@lemmy.ml 236 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] jimbo@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (8 children) How does deregulation restrict the housing supply? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 8 child comments replies: [+] IHaveTwoCows@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (6 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] jimbo@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (5 children) Were there regulations at some point in US history that prevented that? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [+] IHaveTwoCows@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (4 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Zippy@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (3 children) Not allowing foreign investment is reducing capital for construction. Living in Canada this is not helping like you think. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [+] IHaveTwoCows@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Zippy@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (1 child) What economic reality results in more houses being built with less investment. We have a lack of houses. Lowering the price will not make houses materialize or do you think some magic will happen? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [+] IHaveTwoCows@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent [–] BradleyUffner@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago* Landlords being allowed to permanently take rentals off the market (by pretending to do construction work on them forever) to artificially reduce supply and drive up prices is a major problem. This practice used to be blocked by inspection laws that were removed. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] IHaveTwoCows@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (6 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] jimbo@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (5 children) Were there regulations at some point in US history that prevented that? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [+] IHaveTwoCows@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (4 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Zippy@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (3 children) Not allowing foreign investment is reducing capital for construction. Living in Canada this is not helping like you think. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [+] IHaveTwoCows@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Zippy@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (1 child) What economic reality results in more houses being built with less investment. We have a lack of houses. Lowering the price will not make houses materialize or do you think some magic will happen? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [+] IHaveTwoCows@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] jimbo@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (5 children) Were there regulations at some point in US history that prevented that? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [+] IHaveTwoCows@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (4 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Zippy@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (3 children) Not allowing foreign investment is reducing capital for construction. Living in Canada this is not helping like you think. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [+] IHaveTwoCows@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Zippy@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (1 child) What economic reality results in more houses being built with less investment. We have a lack of houses. Lowering the price will not make houses materialize or do you think some magic will happen? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [+] IHaveTwoCows@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[+] IHaveTwoCows@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (4 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Zippy@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (3 children) Not allowing foreign investment is reducing capital for construction. Living in Canada this is not helping like you think. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [+] IHaveTwoCows@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Zippy@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (1 child) What economic reality results in more houses being built with less investment. We have a lack of houses. Lowering the price will not make houses materialize or do you think some magic will happen? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [+] IHaveTwoCows@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Zippy@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (3 children) Not allowing foreign investment is reducing capital for construction. Living in Canada this is not helping like you think. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [+] IHaveTwoCows@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Zippy@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (1 child) What economic reality results in more houses being built with less investment. We have a lack of houses. Lowering the price will not make houses materialize or do you think some magic will happen? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [+] IHaveTwoCows@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[+] IHaveTwoCows@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Zippy@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (1 child) What economic reality results in more houses being built with less investment. We have a lack of houses. Lowering the price will not make houses materialize or do you think some magic will happen? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [+] IHaveTwoCows@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Zippy@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (1 child) What economic reality results in more houses being built with less investment. We have a lack of houses. Lowering the price will not make houses materialize or do you think some magic will happen? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [+] IHaveTwoCows@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[+] IHaveTwoCows@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] BradleyUffner@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago* Landlords being allowed to permanently take rentals off the market (by pretending to do construction work on them forever) to artificially reduce supply and drive up prices is a major problem. This practice used to be blocked by inspection laws that were removed. permalink fedilink source parent