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> Investors add to demand for housing

And here I thought people who want to live in houses add to demand for housing.

Investors buy houses that people want to live in. If people don't want to live someplace, you won't see any investors there either.

1 house is built. Alice wants to own it to live in it. Bob wants to own it to rent it to Alice. 2 people want to own the house.
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> And here I thought people who want to live in houses add to demand for housing.

Desire is a necessary component in demand, but it also requires willingness at a given price point. If houses are selling for $1,000,000 and you only have $500,000 to spend, then no matter how much you dream every night about having a home, you are not a contributor to demand.

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