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Noah Smith

What Noah Smith thinks about housing

@noah-smith · 44 positions · 1 change of mind

Economics writer; author of the Noahpinion newsletter.

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

    Their wordsThe 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

    America

    Interesting
  2. 17 months earlier

  3. Our readingHousing affordability is almost the direct inverse of how many new homes are built, so the answer is to build more houses.

    Their wordsThis is exactly how building market-rate housing — even fancy “luxury” market-rate housing — makes housing more affordable in general.

    ↗Market-rate housing will make your city cheapernoahpinion.blog

    Interesting