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		bluGill on Jan 26, 2025 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Austin rents have fallen for nearly two years Citation needed. I've never seen an-one back that up. Note that people who move need to occupy two units and scheduling the next renter to arrive on time is hard so some units must be empty while other people have two units.

conception on Jan 26, 2025 [–]

There are lots of examples of empty housing taxation, canada, france, etc. https://www.greenbuildermedia.com/blog/do-vacancy-taxes-work...

The effects seem to increase the housing supply but are in and of themselves not a one stop solution to the problem.

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