Comment by ProfessorLayton
Comment by ProfessorLayton 8 hours ago
The market will dictate lower prices if there's excess inventory. If landlords are hoarding units and keeping them empty instead of lowering rental prices, that indicates a lack of available inventory.
That's not how repricing works.
If a landlord is unable to rent a unit at a desired price, because the rental market has moved lower, then they have two options.
They can decrease the price.
Or they can not offer the unit for rent (or continue listing it at the higher price).
The second option's cost to landlords is largely defined by accounting/tax rules, in regards to how painful the vacancy will be to them.
Thus, vacancy can be made more or less painful by changing accounting/tax rules.