jeffw@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 13 days agoBarcelona to ban apartment rentals to tourists in bid to cut housing costswww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square4fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
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minus-squareDominusOfMegadeus@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·13 days agoI’m sure there are downsides I am not thinking of, but let’s all do this posthaste
minus-squareTheFriar@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·12 days agoNYC did this. I haven’t heard any follow up on housing prices falling though. I’m still hoping it’ll help longer term, but I feel like the market won’t allow for prices to immediately self correct. Who knows though, but it’s been almost a year.
minus-squareVenator@lemmy.nzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-212 days agoLooks like there’s still “over 1000” available, so maybe it’s not enforced or there’s some sort of loophole.
I’m sure there are downsides I am not thinking of, but let’s all do this posthaste
NYC did this. I haven’t heard any follow up on housing prices falling though. I’m still hoping it’ll help longer term, but I feel like the market won’t allow for prices to immediately self correct. Who knows though, but it’s been almost a year.
Looks like there’s still “over 1000” available, so maybe it’s not enforced or there’s some sort of loophole.