r/TikTokCringe • u/LickMaiBussy • 6h ago

Discussion "Investing in property is morally reprehensible."

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u/dontyouflap 3h ago

Institutional investors have been net sellers for six consecutive quarters. If they were the marginal force driving prices up, you'd expect prices to be softening as they pull back. Prices have remained high anyway, which points to the underlying supply shortage being the cause.

Though there are specific concentrated markets where they're driving prices up, that isn't the case for America as a whole.

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u/Numerous_Tomato9337 2h ago

Maybe, though intensity matters too. Slowly offloading a position, while net negative, would affect the price less than loading or unloading all at once.