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There certainly is underutilized housing - many cities will have examples of property being bought for investment and then maybe being an airbnb or totally unus

• nostrademons 5y ago
  There is, but I'm curious just how big it is compared to latent demand. On a random drive through a residential area, I'll see an occasional vacant lot or house with its lights perpetually off, but the vast majority of houses seem to be actively lived in. By contrast, I know lots of people that want houses but can't afford them. Either they're living with parents, or raising a family in a condo/apartment that's too small for them, or they've got roommates, or they're doubled/tripled up in a unit with extended family. If prices went down, they'd jump at a chance to buy, but they can't make it work right now. For a bubble to burst, there'd need to be more vacant units being held as investment properties than there are persons/households that are bunking with people they'd rather not be with. I'm unconvinced this is the case; it certainly seems counter to my experience.
• bennysomething 5y ago
  Doubt many investors keep their properties intentionally unused.