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Housing Bubble 2: Return of the Ugly

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[–] Fiivemacs@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Be a shame if someone burned em all down and we all just started over.

[–] glimse@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago (2 children)

You mean if someone burned them down and blackrock got an insurance payout valued higher at the homes were worth allowing them to build lower quality replacements and rent it out at an even higher price to people because it's new and driving the average home price even higher? Yeah, that would be a shame

[–] morrowind@lemmy.ml 6 points 4 weeks ago

Meanwhile insurance prices go up for everyone else, and housing supply goes down, making cost of housing higher still

[–] Ultraviolet@lemmy.world 2 points 4 weeks ago

If it was a one time thing, sure, but if unoccupied properties had a meaningfully higher risk of arson to the point where it's priced into insurance, there would be less of an incentive to hoard housing.

[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I mean you SAY shame......I would feel shame.....

Hey, we got any pyromaniacs in the house? We got a thing to do!