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WSHazel

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9. There are lots of surplus homes

Reply to Puppyjive (Reply #8)

Thu Mar 12, 2026, 09:57 AM

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In markets in the upper Midwest and inland in the Northeast. People don’t want to live there, so they are really cheap. Much of the Deep South and west also has reasonable housing.

These government subsidies for home builders will go mostly to red states like Florida and Texas. This is just another law to take from the blue and give to the red.

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What the feds *should do* is work with local municipalities BumRushDaShow Thursday #2

We need a glut of housing Puppyjive Thursday #8

There are lots of surplus homes WSHazel Thursday #9

In the past i've enjoyed living in the upper midwest and frequently visiting inland in the northeast ClaudetteCC Thursday #10

Tax subsidies WSHazel Thursday #11

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More stupidity, again Nigrum Cattus Thursday #12