• ramjambamalam@lemmy.ca
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    1 year ago

    I’m just a little confused by your “greedy landlords” descriptor. The price is dictated by the market, not any particular party. After all as you say, there’s a housing shortage, so prices are up.

    • cheery_coffee@lemmy.ca
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      1 year ago

      The price is determined by the market but real estate in Canada is not an efficient market.

      Maybe greedy is not needed, but it’s my belief that landlords do not create a significant market force for additional housing in our market, which is the argument for their existence.