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EdmondDantes_

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5. Another big part is interest rates

Reply to newdeal2 (Original post)

Fri Jun 27, 2025, 09:01 AM

Jun 2025

But rent prices went up before Trump. It's our housing stock not increasing as much as our population. It's not something you can simply blame on Trump.

Here in very blue Massachusetts we have cities resisting the MBTA Communities Act requiring at least one zoning district where multi-family housing is freely allowed close to public transit.

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The housing market is in the absolute dumps [View all] newdeal2 Jun 2025 OP

grocery prices are way up thanks to GOP taxes* BoRaGard Jun 2025 #1

And saddling would-be sellers with homes that they can no longer afford. no_hypocrisy Jun 2025 #2

Krasnov (R-felon/rapist) did this with his flippy floppery BoRaGard Jun 2025 #3

Housing has been out of wack for more than a bit! Brainfodder Jun 2025 #4

Another big part is interest rates EdmondDantes_ Jun 2025 #5

I'm going to blame Trump newdeal2 Jun 2025 #8

Housing stock increasing - We're running out of places to build RandomNumbers Jun 2025 #9

So much NIMBY as well Sympthsical Jun 2025 #11

Democrats need an enemy. How about Blackstone which owns too many houses? OrlandoDem2 Jun 2025 #6

I think the biggest problem is income inequality. everyonematters Jun 2025 #7

Beginning in the middle 1980's, mwmisses4289 Jun 2025 #10