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danielfosterlast Wednesday at 7:47 PM1 replyview on HN

Encouraging the creation of new housing is the way to go. One thought— what percentage of new home purchases are made by large investors and is it growing? This seems like the most important metric to look at rather than existing ownership.


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toomuchtodolast Wednesday at 7:55 PM

There are examples of entire subdivisions being built to order for private investors to rent out. It’s called “built to rent.”

https://www.nar.realtor/magazine/real-estate-news/commercial...

Corporate ownership mapped:

https://www.lincolninst.edu/publications/other/who-owns-amer...

https://storage.pardot.com/153411/17634993251KmjZ4d2/whoa_ma...