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The "private equity is buying up all the houses" argument is both wrong and an excuse for deferring zoning reform.

Drawn from what Thomas Ptacek and Noah Smith said

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    Thomas Ptacek 6 Aug 2026

    Progressive slopulism really fucked us with this "Private equity is buying up all the houses" argument. It's a fractally stupid concern AND an excuse for deferring zoning reform.

    @tqbf on Xx.com

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    Noah Smith 13 Aug 2025

    The first of the two charts shows that institutional buyers — which includes private equity, BlackRock, etc. — own only a tiny sliver of the homes in America.

    Corporations aren't the reason your rent is too highnoahpinion.blog

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