• @CanadaPlus
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    21 year ago

    There’s just not enough houses, though. Measurably. Banning landlords would be bad news for anyone who can’t afford a mortgage downpayment.

      • @CanadaPlus
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        31 year ago

        Like former office space or whatever? That’s not what OP said, but encouraging repurposing is an idea worth talking about.

        • @BedSharkPal@lemmy.ca
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          21 year ago

          No, as in single family homes. If the building was expressly built with density in mind (think triplex and above) then it’s fine IMO. This reduces the land scarcity side of the equation, as well as incentivizes density.

      • @CanadaPlus
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        11 year ago

        Yeah, we could do a Castro and just nationalise all rentals, in theory. Growing a government department that plays the role of every landlord at once would be a big project, though, and of course it’s not politically viable at the moment. And we’d still have a housing shortage.

          • @CanadaPlus
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            11 year ago

            Same problem as with getting a mortgage, then. A lot of people don’t have the money to start or buy into such a thing.