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Re:A group of techies is using data skills to alter Seattle'... by protonfish on Friday April 27, 2018 @12:16PM (#16941930)
Not to mention encouraging price bubbles and predatory real estate and mortgage practices.
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Re:A group of techies is using data skills to alter Seattle'... by klipt on Friday April 27, 2018 @02:09PM (#16942887)
Yeah, by definition housing cannot be both:

"a good investment" - grows faster than inflation.

"affordable" - doesn't grow faster than inflation.

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