>A zoning rule that requires home owners to live in the owned home.
This would reduce the housing stock.
The way capitalism works is that some people have excess capital, and they invest it. Housing is one such investment. People don't need multiple houses to live in, so multi-property owners rent out their investments, which is great because there are many people that can only afford renting, not buying.
It's great to an extent but it seems obvious we passed that threshold during the pandemic. Now the combination of NIMBYISM and corporate landlords is creating insane distortions in particular locales. They are turning potential home owners into renters.
This would reduce the housing stock.
The way capitalism works is that some people have excess capital, and they invest it. Housing is one such investment. People don't need multiple houses to live in, so multi-property owners rent out their investments, which is great because there are many people that can only afford renting, not buying.