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How private equity is changing housing

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115 points harambae | 1 comments | 09 Dec 25 17:26 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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collinmcnulty ◴[09 Dec 25 18:13 UTC] No.46208362[source]▶
I recently learned about Singapore’s seemingly excellent public housing system that is used by over 75% of its population. Singapore being so capitalist about everything else while carving out housing I think provides evidence that capitalism can be made stronger by keeping certain things away from strict market forces.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_housing_in_Singapore

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api ◴[09 Dec 25 18:33 UTC] No.46208642[source]▶
We don't have a free market in housing at all. It's a cartel with restricted supply.
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1. collinmcnulty ◴[09 Dec 25 19:01 UTC] No.46209070[source]▶
Who is “we”? Even within the USA that statement certainly isn’t true everywhere.