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0 pointstonymet1mo ago0 comments

2-3% is a margin of error compared to 20-40+% y/o/y growth. That means the influx ceased, some left, some had babies. Meanwhile housing was built.

Of course rents will crash if everyone anticipates 20-40% growth and it’s suddenly 0 . Let’s see in a few years if the pricing trend continues downward or upward.

If it’s downward, yes we’ve solved the rent problem by “building”. If it’s upward, as it has been, it’s not just about supply .

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JumpCrisscross1mo ago

> Let’s see in a few years if the pricing trend continues downward or upward

This was the argument of the tobacco companies in the 1980s. This experiment has been run many, many times and only had one outcome. Overwhelming housing markets with a supply influx absolutely works. It cuts against ideology, however, so you’ll always have folks who want to wait for more data while properties appreciate.

tonymetOP1mo ago

You may not have noticed that nothing factual was said here

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JumpCrisscross1mo ago

> Let’s see in a few years if the pricing trend continues downward or upward

tonymetOP1mo ago

You may not have noticed that nothing factual was said here

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