• PlasterAnalyst@kbin.social
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    6 months ago

    Speculation. Some investors are more interested in holding the property until they can sell it in the future for a profit, rather than the rent they would earn now. Some landlords will have negative cashflow even if they are charging rent because they know they can sell the property for a profit later.

    • Dogeek@sh.itjust.works
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      6 months ago

      So if the housing market crashed like really bad, by say everybody owning multiple homes being suddenly unable to afford the loans for that many homes, what would happen?

      The banks would have to repossess the properties. And sell them on the market, but with many homes to sell, the price would come down crashing.

      One can dream.