People can't afford homes because investors are buying them all at high price to turn around and rent them out.
Like I wrote above, a friend of mine owns two houses. Under the proposed "no investment residences" rule, he can't, unless he leaves one of them vacant almost all of the year.
For some people, renting is the right thing. It's unclear how banning rental properties makes their life better.
That's rich coming from someone who thinks that owning should be the only way to have a dwelling.
No, I don't think that renting is the only way to have a dwelling.
However, I do think that renting is a better option than owning for many people.
Moreover, I don't think that telling people how they should and shouldn't have dwellings is good.