That's actually fewer homes that Blackstone owns than I would have thought.
Not that it makes things any better, I just would have expected the number of homes Blackstone owns to be in the millions by now. Maybe they have subsidiaries that are buying up homes under different names.
Obviously, there are plenty of other corporations that own thousands of homes so it doesn't make much of a difference.
Doesn't shock me at all. Like I said, it doesn't make much of a difference which corporations actually own them. But I'm still surprised because if someone had asked me how many homes Blackstone in specific owned, I would have guessed a lot more.
Curious to know if they're counting buildings or units. Blackstone owning one ranch-style house would be very different than Blackstone owning a 500 unit tower block.
The cost of housing isn't just the price of the unit. If you need to spend an extra $500/mo on the commute, plus random budget buster repairs, a "cheap" house can be less affordable than an "expensive" one.