Wall Street has purchased hundreds of thousands of single-family homes since the Great Recession. Here's what that means for rental prices
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Corporations backed by private equity groups such as Blackstone and Pretium Partners bought tens of thousands of homes across the U.S. Sun Belt.
  • Rivalarrival@lemmy.today
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    5 months ago

    1. Establish Owner occupant credit against property taxes. You pay a lower tax rate for your home than an investor pays for the home next door.

    2. Increase property taxes. A lot.

    3. Increase owner-occupant credit commensurate with the increase in property taxes: your taxes don’t change (they might even drop), but investors pay much more. The tax rate only increases on investors.