theoneandonlyeggboi@lemmings.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 9 days agoWe shouldn't have to go to college in order to afford a house by 30.message-squaremessage-square143linkfedilinkarrow-up1367arrow-down125
arrow-up1342arrow-down1message-squareWe shouldn't have to go to college in order to afford a house by 30.theoneandonlyeggboi@lemmings.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 9 days agomessage-square143linkfedilink
minus-squareLordCrom@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·8 days agoIm glad i bought my home 20 years ago… no way i could afford a 3-2 at todays going rate. I blame all the house flipping shows. Made everyone think they could buy a house, paint it, then resell for 100k more.
minus-squarejaykrown@lemmy.worldcakelinkfedilinkarrow-up2·7 days agoYou touched on a core part of the issue, which is seeing housing/real estate as an investment which has driven up costs significantly while encouraging owners to be against new construction.
minus-squareEntertainmeonly@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up4·8 days agoShit, I’d agree if companies like Blackrock didn’t exist.
minus-squareTollana1234567@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·8 days agoi think new buyers get low interest loans or something, they use it to flip the house.
Im glad i bought my home 20 years ago… no way i could afford a 3-2 at todays going rate.
I blame all the house flipping shows. Made everyone think they could buy a house, paint it, then resell for 100k more.
You touched on a core part of the issue, which is seeing housing/real estate as an investment which has driven up costs significantly while encouraging owners to be against new construction.
Shit, I’d agree if companies like Blackrock didn’t exist.
i think new buyers get low interest loans or something, they use it to flip the house.