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Rent is theft (lemmy.world)

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[–] damnedfurry@lemmy.world 8 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

Investors accounted for 25.7% of residential home sales in 2024.

In that article, the word "investors" is deliberately lumping together individuals, and institutions/corporations, in an obvious attempt to trick people into thinking that category is comprised entirely of the latter. Underhanded semantic maneuver. Within the same article:

While large institutional investors continue to get most of the headlines in the single-family rental space, small investors account for more than 90% of the market.

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world -1 points 6 hours ago

the word “investors” is deliberately lumping together individuals, and institutions/corporations, in an obvious attempt to trick people into thinking that category is comprised entirely of the latter.

Corporations are people, my friend.

Underhanded semantic maneuver.

Is ownership less virtuous in a partnership than a sole proprietorship somehow?