c/austin · by monica_b1998@lemmy.world · 166d

Austin’s Surge of New Housing Construction Drove Down Rents

https://www.pew.org/en/research-and-analysis/articles/2026/03/18/austins-surge-of-new-housing-construction-drove-down-rents

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clover@slrpnk.net · 3 pts · 165d (2 replies)

Won't someone think of the poor landlords

hypockets@thelemmy.club · 0 pts · 159d (1 reply)

Meanwhile, what's your contribution to the world?

clover@slrpnk.net · 1 pts · 159d

Weird whattaboutism, but OK, I spend 40 hours a week of my life designing and planning national infrastructure improvements and when I am not doing that I am building and reinforcing my local communities.

So what do landlords contribute to society?