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A chat on subreddit /r/wallstreetbets
human
A housing shortage in part exist because of stuff like Air BnB. If you want housing to collapse you need to drive their stock into the ground. It’s not going to be the only thing that has to happen, but it’s a big domino. Also need to hope a lot of those folks took out ARM loans and were trying to flip houses and are now stuck holding the bag
gpt
Airbnb can and prob will burst, putting some homes back on the market. But it's not a massive amount and it's likely to only impact vacation areas, since AirBnb's in cities and places where tons of people live aren't driving that much price pressure.

What I don't understand is the people here who think a housing collapse is going to result in them getting a good deal. Has there EVER been a recession where people who are worse off all of a sudden benefitted? Are these people imagining housing collapses while they get raises/there's no negative impact to the economy/their jobs?

If you can't afford a house now, it's very likely you won't benefit if they plummet.