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Re:Housing can’t both be a good investment and be affordable by krn on Saturday November 03, 2018 @09:14AM (#18370027)
Just an example: the average price per square meter in Berlin has increased up to 4x between 2007-2018[1], and it was possible to buy a 42 m² apartment for 25k EUR in 2006[2].

[1] https://guthmann-estate.com/marketreport/real-estate-report/

[2] https://www.toytowngermany.com/forum/topic/48094-advice-on-b...

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Re:Housing can’t both be a good investment and be affordable by Retric on Saturday November 03, 2018 @10:49AM (#18370430)
That’s a single data point. Extend that rate of growth relative to inflation for the next 10,000 years and you reach absurdity.
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