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Most investors don't let homes sit empty; they let renters subsidize their speculation. Investment properties often have renters in them.

• daenz 5y ago
  If the vacancy rates are too low for a vacancy tax to have an impact, then the other dial to turn would be creating more supply via higher density zoning, yes?
  • bdcravens 5y ago
    This assume builders will create the inventory with pressed margins.
    • daenz 5y ago
      True, but zoning has to come before anything else, so might as well tackle that as a first step towards increasing supply.