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11% may not sound like a lot, but it is enough to manipulate pricing of the available housing stock.
by estebank 3y ago
11% may not sound like a lot, but it is enough to manipulate pricing of the available housing stock.
- epistasis 3y agoIf so then antitrust laws kick in from three different companies colluding on this. However, I'm skeptical of much pricing control. Few other markets have such widely distributed market share. There is some stickiness in that people don't want to move often, but unless there's a major shortage (which would be the true cause of high prices), it's hard for a 5% owner to exert much on the market.
- anonuser123456 3y agoNot when it requires collusion between 3 separate legal entities.
- lotsofpulp 3y agoIf they have so much pricing power, why are their returns less than SP500? Who would want to lose money compared to a risk-less investment where you don’t have to do any work?