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34. Did You Know...
Thu Jan 8, 2026, 10:59 AM
23 hrs ago

There are more vacant homes in America than there are homelesss people?

Perhaps 14-15 million empty homes and nearly 800,000 homeless.

Corporations and foriegn investors ability to buy homes in the USA should be severely curbed.

Regular Americans have no chance of outbidding either of these entities who also pay cash.

The homes sit empty as they were purchased only for a place to park extra cash and not to live in.

I can't believe the felon is actually proposing to change this as it is a good idea and much needed.

I also find it interesting that congress, or at least the repubs have no interest in doing it.

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I don't believe it, should have been done long ago. The horse is out of the stable. What will he propose about ... marble falls Wednesday #1
Dems had this legislation drafted in 2023. MSM ignored it blm Wednesday #5
.... markie Wednesday #2
Stopped clock . . or an indication how worried his handlers are regarding the affordability issue Strelnikov_ Wednesday #3
Yes, the mortgage with a life expectancy longer than my own... viva la Wednesday #18
re: "People live in homes, not corporations" -- Wait, so corporations aren't people? thesquanderer Wednesday #4
I expect a court ruling to say the same thing newdeal2 Wednesday #7
"...until they pay tribute" is exactly right.... Ol Janx Spirit Wednesday #6
Says America's Slumlord. nt Xipe Totec Wednesday #8
boy he sure has a lot of cool stories today Javaman Wednesday #9
Says krasnov as the real estate cycle likely to enter a downturn not fooled Wednesday #10
He's right... Fiendish Thingy Wednesday #11
He has a habit of occasionally saying the right things. Broken clock moment. But...and here's the big but... paleotn Wednesday #20
Except for Jared. SergeStorms Wednesday #12
Good if he does it and doesn't carve out an exception for his friends at Blackstone. It is a HUGE problem. nt wiggs Wednesday #13
Most likely he's threatening legislation so that he can negotiate and get a taste for himself. nt wiggs Wednesday #14
just single family homes?? BLewis Wednesday #15
Good idea, long overdue. Why do I just know with Trump this is just another up is down moment ToxMarz Wednesday #16
I am sick to death of him blaming Pres. Biden and the Dems Bayard Wednesday #17
Total bullshit. He won't do a damn thing about it. paleotn Wednesday #19
I agree Uncle Joe Wednesday #21
Hey dopey, how are you gonna enforce that? flvegan Wednesday #22
This is the extortion part of the policy...then Blackstone pays in crypto and it goes away Prairie Gates Wednesday #23
I question whether such a law would be constitutional. TomSlick Wednesday #24
Tell me another, you lying, malignant lamprey . . . hatrack Wednesday #25
He said "should" choie Wednesday #26
How would he enforce this? hamsterjill Wednesday #27
He's all talk and bluster. BradBo Wednesday #28
HAS HELL FROZEN OVER??? Something I actually AGREE with, Jack Valentino Wednesday #29
Two comments follow jmowreader Wednesday #30
But he told us that it was immigrants Old Crank Wednesday #31
Sure. mahina Yesterday #32
Joe Biden wasn't president a decade ago. 33taw Yesterday #33
Did You Know... the_liberal_grandpa 23 hrs ago #34
And not just big corporations and private equities BumRushDaShow 22 hrs ago #35
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