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		ummonk on Dec 2, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Oakland shows how to expand housing supply: tell d... >(because on the contrary, if you could buy bonds yielding 5% why would you hold rental properties that yield less before maintenance?) Because you're able to get a mortgage for lower interest than that?

helen___keller on Dec 2, 2019 [–]

Not if federal bonds are yielding 5% you're not

ummonk on Dec 3, 2019 | [–]

Sorry, I see what you mean. Yes, price to rent ratios tend to be inversely proportional to bond yields.

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