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		sofixa on May 30, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: You Can Thank Private Equity for That Enormous Doc... > What does this mean? Are you saying mortgages are recent? Prices are a function of supply and demand, not of access to capital. Access to capital influences how much money can be spent to satisfy a demand.

robertlagrant on May 30, 2024 [–]

How is this related to mortgages being bad?

sofixa on May 30, 2024 | [–]

It is not, it's about "prices are about supply and demand" being put as something entirely independent of access to capital.

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