• Copernican@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    Isn’t that supposed to help to some degree? I thought part of the housing trouble was boomers staying in large homes too long meant less homes for younger families with kids to use.

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      5 months ago

      It will make it easier to get into homes with 3 or more bedrooms, but it makes it harder to get into smaller 1 and 2 bedroom “starter” homes.

      In my area I’m seeing that that the barrier between renting and owning a small home is bigger than the barrier between owning a small home and upgrading to a larger home.

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      5 months ago

      I think part of the problem is that when those houses are opening up, investment groups are buying them for rentals.