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Housing Bubble 2: Return of the Ugly

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[–] Ultraviolet@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

If it was a one time thing, sure, but if unoccupied properties had a meaningfully higher risk of arson to the point where it's priced into insurance, there would be less of an incentive to hoard housing.