We like leftists and liberals.
We want to ban all guns.
We want free healthcare.
We want UBI.
We don't mind being taxed.
We want to give everyone a free abortion!
Companies that buy single-family homes say their businesses provide renters the opportunity to live in desirable neighborhoods where they otherwise couldn’t afford to buy.
That's true, because companies buying SFHs make it unaffordable to buy homes in desirable neighborhoods. They are the solution to the problem they created.
That would be true if this situation didn't exist before the leap in prices.
Abbot has the ability to call the legislation into session whenever he wants to make them address special needs, he doesn't need to wait for the next once-every-two-years session. Instead he tweets about it.
Nothing will get done to address this until someone greases his palm about it, and given the signaling here, he's angling for that grease to come from the corps that own all the houses.
Absolutely, this has to be addressed. Owner-occupied makes the best neighborhoods and cities, in addition to righting the market.
I guess my question to the OP and any other conservatives here (which I am not, to be up front) is: why is this something you want to solve? I don't see how regulating this would be in line with conservative principles at all. Wouldn't the conservative approach to be trusting the free market to eventually right any wrongs brought about?
Surely when people are mega rich, they'll buy stuff and the gains will trickle down! /s
Instead they literally seek rent.