return2ozma@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 11 months ago14 big landlords used software to collude on rent prices, DC lawsuit saysarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square62fedilinkarrow-up1753arrow-down110cross-posted to: hackernews@lemmy.smeargle.fanstechnology@lemmy.worldhackernews@derp.foo
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minus-squareDudewitbow@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up53·11 months agocompetition only lowers prices if supply isn’t limited sadly. And due to how the housing system works, that would virtually never happen.
minus-squaredubyakay@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down1·11 months agoIt could. If something causes housing to be less in demand. Like negative population growth.
competition only lowers prices if supply isn’t limited sadly. And due to how the housing system works, that would virtually never happen.
It could. If something causes housing to be less in demand. Like negative population growth.