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US Senate passes bill targeting build-to-rent housing despite industry concerns

A recent housing bill in Congress has sparked debate over its provisions targeting rental properties and build-to-rent developments. Senator Jack Schatz described a section requiring entities owning over 350 rental units to sell them as a "drafting error," while Senator Elizabeth Warren asserted it was a deliberate policy to prevent private equity from dominating single-family home ownership. This provision could significantly impact new single-family housing construction, with estimates suggesting it could eliminate 10% of such projects. AI

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US Senate passes bill targeting build-to-rent housing despite industry concerns

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    Housing Roundup #15: The War Against Renters

    So many are under the strange belief that there is something terrible about not owning the house in which you live.

  2. LessWrong (AI tag) TIER_1 · Zvi ·

    Housing Roundup #15: The War Against Renters

    <p>So many are under the strange belief that there is something terrible about not owning the house in which you live.</p> <p>So we massively subsidize home ownership, and try to actively interfere with renting.</p> <p>Except when we do rent control, which turns renting into a fo…