alt Hacker NewsSeems reasonable to me, a very anti Trump individual. Now deliver.
And which of his buddies does this benefit?
I'm trying to think if there will be ramifications to this...
- Obviously forced divestment of all Wall St owned single family homes could impact housing prices which is both the point, but of course... also hurts many families borrowing power and net worth
- I guess that crash could potentially have people paying lots of money for homes that aren't worth that much anymore, which sounds pretty negative
- Of course... wow, would it be nice to be able to afford something in the city I love (which I doubt will be impacted by this)
Of course, no clear plan here. Just Trump saying something, why wasn't the "Trump says" part kept in the headline here?
Replies
Well, there's no explanation for how this will affect any currently owned properties. So maybe it won't do much of anything. And something important to understand about private equity owning homes, is that they tend to descend on specific geos where the supply allows buying in scale. If they are forced to divest, it very well could crash a few cities or towns. And given that the aforementioned supply was heavily bent towards distressed areas, the crash could be brutal.
It will likely have close to zero impact on high-demand areas.
I am also trying to think of what else could actually be fueling this, since it sounds very... not republican. Quite literally the opposite.
Like you said that also assumes it actually happens and isn't another incoherent ramble that is conveniently forgotten about or claimed he never said.
I mean if its legit I will cheer it on... but I remain skeptical.
[dead]
> also hurts many families borrowing power and net worth
This is part of the crux, isn't it? It's a backbone of families' wealth and positioned as an investment. So there seems to be no winning: either choke off the young trying to buy or crack the nest egg of the old
See also: Bitcoin and the like (wild value fluctuations are the hallmark of a good currency)
Related article of interest: https://archinect.com/news/article/150496266/is-this-swiss-h...