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Re:The Shock of Sweden's Housing Market Is Hitting the Count... by astura on Wednesday November 15, 2017 @12:36PM (#15705648)
Except you can really only "cash out" in a meaningful way if you sell and relocate to a cheaper area/somewhere without a housing bubble, which is extremely disruptive to your life.
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Re:The Shock of Sweden's Housing Market Is Hitting the Count... by ZeroGravitas on Wednesday November 15, 2017 @12:50PM (#15705826)
There are financial instruments that will allow you to cash out if you own property while continuing to live in it for as long as you want to e.g.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reverse_mortgage

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Re:The Shock of Sweden's Housing Market Is Hitting the Count... by astura on Thursday November 16, 2017 @08:04PM (#15718181)
I said "in a meaningful way."
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