Ok-Title-270 t1_j7qtplq wrote on February 8, 2023 at 7:31 PM

Reply to comment by SomeConstructionGuy in How Can We The Increase Affordable Housing Supply? Ideas? by twentiesforever

A Vermont housing cartel?

SomeConstructionGuy t1_j7s95je wrote on February 9, 2023 at 1:09 AM

No. See the comment with sources. Read.

Ok-Title-270 t1_j7sm1l8 wrote on February 9, 2023 at 2:44 AM

No thanks

SomeConstructionGuy t1_j7tx18m wrote on February 9, 2023 at 11:19 AM

If you don’t want to learn then don’t ask.

It’s a thing nationally as well over half of corporate owned rentals are managed by one software. They can and do inflate prices which drags up all rental prices nationally.

Ok-Title-270 t1_j7ugu2j wrote on February 9, 2023 at 2:26 PM

And that constitutes a cartel in your mind?

SomeConstructionGuy t1_j7uhf91 wrote on February 9, 2023 at 2:30 PM

“an association of manufacturers or suppliers with the purpose of maintaining prices at a high level and restricting competition.”

Yes. Many corporate property owners using common software to set prices enabling prices to be artificially inflated certainly looks like a cartel.

Do you disagree? And if so why?

Ok-Title-270 t1_j81s8k3 wrote on February 11, 2023 at 12:04 AM

I disagree because it's not that centralized and additionally is only able to happen because of government intervention