All landlords are in it for the profit. They should instead do more condominiums, so you can own the space you live in. We shouldn’t have to live the rest of our lives paying rent.
Government-owned apartments don’t need to have a profit-focus, and can instead have a service-focus.
You’ll still be paying continuously for a condominium - there are plenty of things related to living in one of those that aren’t free. Having an ownership-focused model of housing and incentivizing as such comes with a whole host of undesirable problems as well, so it’s not strictly speaking a silver bullet. That being said, housing coops can under the right circumstances be a force for good.
Most landlords. I was a landlord for a while because I was underwater on my mortgage, I had just gotten divorced, and I wanted to move closer to work. I rented the house out at a loss so I could afford an apartment.
All landlords are in it for the profit. They should instead do more condominiums, so you can own the space you live in. We shouldn’t have to live the rest of our lives paying rent.
Government-owned apartments don’t need to have a profit-focus, and can instead have a service-focus.
You’ll still be paying continuously for a condominium - there are plenty of things related to living in one of those that aren’t free. Having an ownership-focused model of housing and incentivizing as such comes with a whole host of undesirable problems as well, so it’s not strictly speaking a silver bullet. That being said, housing coops can under the right circumstances be a force for good.
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I didn’t even think about nationalized housing. Although I’m sure it will be lobbied against hard here in the US.
Most landlords. I was a landlord for a while because I was underwater on my mortgage, I had just gotten divorced, and I wanted to move closer to work. I rented the house out at a loss so I could afford an apartment.
So…instead of paying rent to the landlord, people will be paying a mortgage to the bank?