Bernie Sanders wants a 25% “house flipping” tax levied against investors who sell a property at a profit within five years of purchase.He also wants a 2 percent “empty homes tax” on the property value of vacant homes in order to discourage real estate investment.From Bernie's Website"When Bernie is president, he will:Create an office within the Department of Housing and Urban Development to coordinate and work with states and municipalities to strengthen rent control and tenant protections, implement fair and inclusive zoning ordinances, streamline review processes and direct funding where these changes are made.This office will convene key leaders, academics, experts, local officials, renters, tenants, and homeowners to create and implement these necessary solutions.Preempt laws that prevent inclusionary zoning for luxury developments.End exclusionary and restrictive zoning ordinances and replace them with zoning that encourages racial, economic, and disability integration that makes housing more affordable.Require that recipients of federal funding from the Department of Transportation and the Department of Housing and Urban Development make these important zoning reforms.Provide funding to states that preempt local exclusionary zoning ordinances to make housing more equitable, accessible and affordable for all.Make federal funding contingent on creating livable communities.Encourage zoning and development that promotes integration and access to public transportation to reduce commuting time, congestion and long car commutes.Prioritize projects that reduce greenhouse gas emissions, create walkable and livable communities, and reduce urban sprawl.Encourage zoning and development designed to expand and maximize the number of units fully accessible to people with disabilities.Place a 25 percent House Flipping tax on speculators who sell a non-owner-occupied property, if sold for more than it was purchased within 5 years of purchase.Impose a 2 percent Empty Homes tax on the property value of vacant, owned homes to bring more units into the market and curb the use of housing as speculative investment.Encourage “circuit breakers” on property taxes to protect homeowners in gentrifying neighborhoods from being priced out of their own homes as their property values rise.READ MORE: https://berniesanders.com/issues/housing-all/From my point of view, anything that impedes or obstructs REI's cash flow is a bad thing.

Here's another academic article out of Stanford (just read the abstract and conclusion since this is quite long, I've read many shorter explanations but this coming out of Stanford is most credible) explaining this shortage in dollars in more detail.

For me, in a very concentrated university environment, extended stay rental for academics is also in very short supply so that is even an easier switch.  

@Benjamin A ErsingHaven't done it... but as a URI alum, I've considered purchasing a SF property in one of the south county beach towns and renting to students the academic year and then weekly during the warm months.

By the year, you mean for the academic year, not calendar year. 

At once backed by the entire academic community, and at the same time with glaring real world exceptions.

@Robert Tinker Our units have been on the extended stay academic market for almost 10 years.

While Kodak & Xerox have probably lost their glory, it's been replaced in Rochester by the University of Rochester/Strong Memorial Hospital (largest employer I believe) as an academic and research institute (as well as trickle down bio-tech), Paychex, Windstream (which bought Paetec), and Wegmans (still a top company to work for) to name a few.  

What subject is/are your academic degree(s) in?

And "good" can be defined as academically good, or it can be a school with a great sports program that everyone wants their kid in.