• Asafum@feddit.nl
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    10 days ago

    The chart posted above seems to show a different issue:

    More landlords! Yay!

    …/wrist

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      This data points to people starting to buy houses later in life, and also continuing to buy houses later in life, but I’m not sure you can say it points to there being more landlords. I have been a repeat homebuyer twice in my life (and probably will be at least one more time), but each time it has just been moving from one SFH to another.

      The biggest thing I take away from this is that waaaay more older people are changing houses these days (downsizing after kids move out or moving to senior-oriented communities maybe?) There’s no way that individuals buying rental homes is more than a blip in that green line.

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        senior-oriented communities maybe?

        The bane of my existence…

        “Oh hey that house is actually affordable! …oh 55+ community only. Great… Well here’s a nice twice burned down shed masquerading as a house for “only” 300k what a steal!”

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          how much of that is rental restrictions? My condo was affordable because rental is not allowed which reduces many potential buyers.