Committee declines to advance bill limiting corporate ownership of single‑family homes A pared‑down version of a bill to cap corporate and private‑equity ownership of single‑family homes and to prohibit private‑equity ownership above a 50‑home threshold failed to advance from the committee after member questions about enforcement, divestiture and market effects; the motion failed 7–6 on roll call.

A proposed bill to limit corporate ownership of single-family homes in Minnesota faced a tight vote and failed to advance, raising questions about the future of housing in the state.

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Bill limiting large corporate purchases of single‑family homes passes committee amid discussion of federal executive order Senate Bill 2-42, limiting entities from buying more than 100 single‑family homes in counties above a population threshold, passed the committee after debate on enforcement, executive orders and market impacts; sponsor said the cap is a compromise to protect supply for owner‑occupants.

Senator Oliver's new bill aims to curb corporate control over housing by limiting ownership of single-family homes to just 100 units in densely populated areas—could this be the solution to affordable housing?

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Subcommittee Keeps Corporate‑ownership Review in Five‑Year Housing Assessment, Carries Bill Over Delegate Shin's substitute would require the five‑year statewide housing needs assessment to include a review of parcels owned by partnerships, corporations or investment trusts meeting specified thresholds; members removed an enactment clause to secure stakeholder neutrality and carried the bill over to the next session.

Virginia's subcommittee takes a bold step to tackle corporate ownership in housing by reviewing properties held by major investors, aiming to address crucial supply and equity issues.

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How a little-known loophole lets corporations own space – video Luxembourg — one of the world’s smallest nations — has positioned itself at the forefront of asteroid mining. But extracting minerals and precious metals from space throws up all sorts of ethical...

How a little-known loophole lets corporations own space – video #Science #Space #SpacePolicyandGovernance #SpaceLaw #CorporateOwnership #SpaceExploration

Complex corporate ties raise red flags. Tesonet's influence over Nord Security (NordVPN, Surfshark) and potential links to ProtonVPN highlight how intertwined providers can be. Transparency is key to trust. #CorporateOwnership 2/6

Yes, #Journalism has mostly died at the hands of #CorporateOwnership in mainstream media. So sad… I do everything I can to support real journalists, including ethics and fact-checking, especially in new outlets.

Why I Left the Washington Post Owner Jeff Bezos wants to transform the Opinions section of the paper, where I worked for forty years. After the publisher killed my column disagreeing with that move—it appears here in full—I decided...

More on how #CorporateOwnership - in this case by #JeffBezos - is wrecking the #News business in our world, thus hamstringing a crucial pillar of #democracy. Keep supporting real #Journalism, which has ethics and independence in its professional code.
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