• Cowbee [he/they]@lemmy.ml
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      2 months ago

      Property speculation crashed. It wasn’t a homelessness crisis, but an intentional popping of a speculative bubble because Capitalists got greedy and homes were too expensive.

    • ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.mlOP
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      Not really, the government wound down the real estate market intentionally to refocus the economy on tech and industry.

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      It seems they overbuilt on purpose, which seems like a great idea if you care more about shelter for the population than the financial wellbeing of the speculators.