Intense competition for places to live is driving rents up and up, but is there hope for change?

I had no idea this was going on.

  • deegeese
    151·
    7 months ago

    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·
      7 months ago

      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
        131·
        7 months ago

        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·
          7 months 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·
      7 months 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.