• Eager Eagle@lemmy.world
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    14 hours ago

    Individuals buying/renting for themselves don’t destroy any housing market.

    Scalping companies buying hundreds of houses and apartments in a city to leave them vacant and artificially pump prices do.

    • Plebcouncilman@sh.itjust.works
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      13 hours ago

      Maybe not in US cities. But I’m not talking about the US, I’m not even talking about cities. More like towns with heavily distorted markets thanks to expat parasites.

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        13 hours ago

        Parasites. Are those the ones that bring in a bunch of resources and give them to the host?

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          12 hours ago

          No. I wish that were the case though, then I wouldn’t have any reason to dislike them. But being that It isn’t the case, I’ll continue my campaign of hostility against gringos.