Housing in not expensive because of one group buying all of the housing, its expensive because housing is hard to do due to government regulations, expensive due to same regulations, and the currency has been destroyed infavor of the rich for decades. The only reason a large corporation would own SFH is because of how the fed controls the money supply and how housing is incentivized.
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Rent is not double the mortgage.
Maybe the base mortgage payment, but you also have to pay for insurance, taxes, maintenance, utilities.
If you can’t get good terms on a mortgage you will also have a higher rate and PMI.
Yes poor people must pay more for the same house, and rent can be cheaper.
Edit- Hexbears: grow up, get a job, buy a calculator, and try to figure out why you are so wrong.
"Lemmy doesn't have the hive mind like that toxic Reddit."
Meanwhile, you get downvoted because you're right 🤦
For everyone downvoting, go compare Craigslist rent prices to Zillow/Redfin listing prices with 20% in a major city.
You are of course right, at least for my part of the world (high CoL USA city). Renting a 3 bedroom will run 4k for something modest (5 or 6 for something nice maybe?). Buying a 3 bedroom will run 10k or so with 20% down. Buying is definitely more expensive in the short term (long term is another story).
Only way for mortgage to be more than rent is for something purchased a while back, or for a new purchase with a large % down payment. Which absolutely happens, but sheesh, parent isn't wrong...
My post agreeing with you was removed... it did not break any rules. The hivemind is strong lol