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A Boring Dystopia

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[–] deegeese@sopuli.xyz 15 points 2 years ago (3 children)

If they ban bidding wars, landlords will raise the listing prices above what they think it’s worth.

Then next year we’ll be hearing about empty apartments with crazy asking prices.

[–] stolid_agnostic@lemmy.ml 7 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Some people would rather earn no money than some money. It’s weird and what happens commonly in Buenos Aires. I think it might be the sunk cost fallacy.

[–] deegeese@sopuli.xyz 12 points 2 years ago (1 children)

For investment property, the rent determines how much you can borrow against the property.

Long term it’s sometimes better to leave empty for a while than take the valuation hit.

[–] stolid_agnostic@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Is "a while" 5 - 10 years? We're not talking about leaving it open for a season, but rather for years and years on end.

[–] Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee 6 points 2 years ago

You'll more likely end up with a Dutch auction situation, where they start high and slowly drop the price until someone takes it.

[–] Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 years ago

Eh, I doubt it. Let them try.