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Re:The Shock of Sweden's Housing Market Is Hitting the Count... by imtringued on Thursday November 16, 2017 @08:42AM (#15712518)
I don't understand your argument. $11000 in repairs is basically nothing compared to the cost of a home which even in cheap cities will cost you at least $250000. If the prices double to $500000 then $11000 suddenly becomes such a tiny amount it's not even worth thinking about it.
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Re:The Shock of Sweden's Housing Market Is Hitting the Count... by autokad on Thursday November 16, 2017 @11:12AM (#15713790)
i live in philadelphia, the median home value is around ~200k I think, but that doesnt really matter based on your comment. the ~11k$ was brought up to mention how that helps the economy. a lot of people were put to work just by me buying a home. it also misses the point that 11,000$ to burn on something that is not going up is a really bad decision.
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