what makes you think those houses would end up being bought to live in rather than scooped up en masse by even wealthier (aspiring) landlords with some spare ca

what makes you think those houses would end up being bought to live in rather than scooped up en masse by even wealthier (aspiring) landlords with some spare cash? seems like the best case scenario would be a brief period where it's a great time to buy a house, followed by a return to the norm but with different landlords. that's not necessarily worse than what we have now, but I wouldn't expect anything to change long term without adjusting any of the other factors that make housing expensive.