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		jayd16 8 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: 19% of California houses are owned by investors Percentage owned by investors doesn't really imply inventory vs demand, does it?

breakyerself 8 months ago [–]

Investors tend to invest where the ROI is good. Which tends to be where demand is outstripping supply, but I don't think investor percentages would track that perfectly. I'd expect there to be confounding variables.

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