• MisterD@lemmy.ca
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    8 months ago

    Meanwhile if BlackRock became insolvent, the government would bail them out

  • preasket@lemy.lol
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    8 months ago

    I think people misunderstand what BlackRock does. It’s a proxy for other investors. Investors all around the world buy assets, produced by BlackRock and BlackRock routes that money into corresponding shares/bonds/real estate, etc.

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    8 months ago

    this guy just knows there’s a lot of cocaine out there and it’s against market principles to let it go to waste

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      8 months ago

      That doesn’t matter. Once corporations own enough of the housing market, they can literally sit on them and never sell. Then people will be forced to rent at whatever prices they want to charge. Initial high cost will be offset quickly by forever rents.

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        8 months ago

        I used to think this way, but after being a home owner, a home is a depreciating value. Couple that with home repairs, bad renters, high taxes, and general business operations cost. Initial overpayment for a home will not let you pay return.