>>520294154
>Better first home FHA loans
How? The FHA only covers mortgage insurance, the government doesn't give home loans.
>reduced property taxes
Many towns are in a position where property taxes on an average 4 bedroom will only cover education for 2 kids. Residents continuously demand higher road, school, emergency service standards but oppose raising property taxes. So the towns have to impose all sorts of moratoriums restricting building permits and do everything they can to slow down developers because new houses cost the town money.
>>520293477
Less than 2% of all homes are owned by private equity firms.
They are betting (correctly) that homes will become even more scarce. If demand dropped, or supply increased they would go bankrupt.