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Is it somehow crazy or unpalatable to say that there should be a law against institutional investors and corporations from owning residential real estate that was built for owner-occupiers? Bc there should be a law and it should have been passed by congress yesterday.


While this may sound great in theory, private property in the United States does not work this way. The federal government's role is not to dictate such things; states may, but even state laws may run afoul of the Constitution. Private property is a fact of life and law in the United States and only amendments to the Constitution can change that.




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