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Moreover, it's irrelevant. Demand vastly overshadows supply, hence the insane prices. That's it. There isn't remotely enough of a basic human need. Everything else is window dressing until we address that fundamental, econ. 101 problem.


Demand would go way down if the government would stop favoring real estate investment with ridiculous tax incentives.

Mortgage interest deduction 30 year fixed rate mortgage Opportunity zones 1031 exchanges Deprecation deduction

The list goes on forever and none of it helps


The mortgage tax deduction is basically dead for most of us since Trump’s tax reform that raised the standard deduction way above what most people would get from tax deductible interest. At least until 2025, unless something changes.


> basically dead.

It should be properly dead.


Yes, that would be the right decision, not necessarily what middle class voters want, but what they need.




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