Re:How Property Taxes Shape Our Cities
by samsonradu on Tuesday July 03, 2018 @12:11PM
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Romania is quite terrible in that aspect. A program called “First House” has been running since 2009, giving loans with variable interest rate, 5% downpayment for 30 years with rates that can go up to 45% of their monthly income. They are guaranteed by the state.
This keeps the estate market propped up and hurts people’s mobility. It’s the main way banks get to make risk-free money off the population in a country that has the biggest GDP growth in Europe based mainly on consumption.
This keeps the estate market propped up and hurts people’s mobility. It’s the main way banks get to make risk-free money off the population in a country that has the biggest GDP growth in Europe based mainly on consumption.