Larger investors are already pulling out of the market, but as the Mercatus Center has stated, these institutions are “the only market segment capable of filling the gap of supply at scale.” If lawmakers continue to deter private investments, more capital will leave the housing market, fewer homes will be restored, fewer communities will be built, prices will jump, and we will be back at square one.
We need more private sector investment in housing, not less
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Jack Salmon, an economist at George Mason University’s free-market Mercatus Center, said dozens of universities “are so awash with funds that they're offering free tuition to most students” after years of tax breaks and government subsidies.
New laws press colleges to become more affordable
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