EP: 1801•16 Aug 2024

Did the shorter Bright Line = more listings? ⎥ Ep. 1801

About this episode

In this episode, we discuss whether more investors are selling their properties since the bright line test changed.

We dig through the numbers to see how the market is changing after this law change.

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