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Uber has defeated Bill de Blasio’s plan to rein th...
In theory, they should pay lower rent for a bad location. Uber, in driving up their profits, should in the longer term also drive up their rent. The landlord will eat all the advantage eventually.
vasilipupkin
on July 23, 2015
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it won't drive up their rent, because it's a really not a great neighborhood and doesn't show any sign of improving
eru
on July 24, 2015
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Neighbourhood with Uber is commercially better than neighbourhood without Uber. Thus, rent should go up.
vasilipupkin
on July 24, 2015
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maybe, but it will stay ridiculously low for reasons unrelated to Uber
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