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[–] Disgracefulone@discuss.online 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

We're talking about rentals, dude. If the families could afford to buy, they wouldn't need to pay rent.

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago (1 children)

We’re talking about rentals, dude.

We just had a major rental catrelization scandal, by which landlords collaborated to keep vacant units prices above the clearing rate to deny their tenants anywhere cheaper to move.