SeattleRain@lemmy.worldM to Housing Bubble 2: Return of the Ugly @lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agoA mother of three says her family can't secure a $1,600 home loan, yet they must manage a $2,100 rent.www.reddit.comexternal-linkmessage-square61fedilinkarrow-up1182arrow-down15
arrow-up1177arrow-down1external-linkA mother of three says her family can't secure a $1,600 home loan, yet they must manage a $2,100 rent.www.reddit.comSeattleRain@lemmy.worldM to Housing Bubble 2: Return of the Ugly @lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agomessage-square61fedilink
minus-squareKecessa@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·edit-25 months agoAll housing? Not realistic. All buildings over a certain number of rental units? Would make way too much sense. What I would like to see is: -Forbidden to own more than one property in a certain radius -Buildings with up to 3 units could only be owned by private parties -Buildings with 4 to 7 residential units need to be owned by a form of corporation or cooperative -Anything bigger than that should be nationalized and ran by a State run non profit
minus-squarejjjalljs@ttrpg.networklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 months agoI could be convinced to accept these terms, or at least use them as a starting point for working out details. Unfortunately, I doubt either of us are policy makers.
All housing? Not realistic.
All buildings over a certain number of rental units? Would make way too much sense.
What I would like to see is:
-Forbidden to own more than one property in a certain radius
-Buildings with up to 3 units could only be owned by private parties
-Buildings with 4 to 7 residential units need to be owned by a form of corporation or cooperative
-Anything bigger than that should be nationalized and ran by a State run non profit
I could be convinced to accept these terms, or at least use them as a starting point for working out details.
Unfortunately, I doubt either of us are policy makers.