• DangedIfYouDid@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    2
    ·
    3 months ago

    Not even talking about corporations, just everyone with a house to sell. Their expectations are going to remain the same plus 25k with this. It will be like that 25k never existed as it passes from government to seller making no impact on actual costs to the buyer.

    • Nollij@sopuli.xyz
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      1
      ·
      3 months ago

      Phrased another way, this is a $25k tax on corporate buyers and people buying their next home.

      I’m perfectly ok with the first, not as much the second.

    • Shiggles
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      3
      arrow-down
      3
      ·
      3 months ago

      So it increases the cost for corporations to buy houses. Even if what you were describing was how markets worked(it isn’t), it’s still helping.

      • winkerjadams@lemmy.dbzer0.com
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        3
        ·
        edit-2
        3 months ago

        Or anyone looking to move, upsize, downsize, etc since it is only for first time buyers. Why can’t we just prevent corps from doing it in the first place instead of making them pay a miniscule (for them) fee?

        • Shiggles
          link
          fedilink
          English
          arrow-up
          1
          arrow-down
          3
          ·
          3 months ago

          Except that per your logic, all homes are now magically valued exactly $25k more, so once you own a home you have the extra equity to afford it.