Alright, collected smartypantses: any bets on what happens now? Some people estimate that 2 in 5 renters are late on their rents [1]. This wave of sudden evictions is going to be traumatic, and I really don't have enough room for any roommates. Is there any option other than some kind of one-time federal rent forgiveness program? [1] https://www.cnbc.com/2020/07/31/economist-a-surge-in-evictio...
Why forgive rents? Housing prices going down is a good thing. They are high and rising. We need the opposite.
So, a bunch of people being homeless is good because housing prices will go down?
This seems like a high human cost just so some richer folks can get cheap housing. It's gonna be hard for the folks evicted to take advantage of those low prices, though, and that's who would need them.