Dorian Breh
Veteran
Not sure what u mean by this breh
You saying if there were no rentals housing prices would be down? Not only that but down far enough for the average renter to be able to afford to straight up buy?
Basically all apartments would be condos that most current renters could afford to own?
Taking away renting would have people stuck for long periods of time as well. Relocating would be way more difficult if you had a 15-30 year mortgage as opposed to a 12 month lease.
The housing market in desirable areas is over inflated because the supply is largely fixed while the demand includes not just people who want to actually live in these desirable areas, but people and businesses who want to own but not inhabit the real estate in order to rent them out.
These rent seekers do not provide any value to the economy. They almost always have financed their buildings with debt. All they are doing is providing a credit score and a name on paper in between the bank who owns the property and the inhabitants who rent it.
A change wouldnt happen overnight, but if it was made significantly more expensive to own but not inhabit real estate then prices would drop significantly.
In such a situation desirable areas would continue to be desirable, and banks would be more than happy to continue to provide financing (mortgages). These mortgages would be cheaper because values would be lower, and they would be getting bought out all the time.
But today you dont need to finish your mortgage in order to sell your house.
One downside is that people could be more damaged by downswings of the real estate market. But as weve seen, these are usually rare occurrences. Over time most real estate becomes more valuable.


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