Additionally, GM can incentivize sales by promoting the idea that a new car can now come with a rental income stream attached.

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So now a steady stream of rental income underpins a growing property-development business, especially residential.

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In particular, institutional investors are attracted by the prospect of having apartment blocks built to their own specification, then enjoying the steady stream of rental income.

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