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Re:Toronto swaps Google-backed, not-so-smart city plans for ... by DC1350 on Saturday March 13, 2021 @12:20PM (#26448023)
Google doesn't have an office in Toronto but Amazon employees don't make enough to buy houses. It doesn't matter though because most people in Toronto now make more money on real estate appreciation than they make from their jobs. Real estate gains are tax free so a modest 10% home price increase (it was 30% last year) is like earning at least an extra 150k pre tax
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Re:Toronto swaps Google-backed, not-so-smart city plans for ... by dheera on Saturday March 13, 2021 @12:24PM (#26448070)
That's kind of sad though. It seems people own houses to sell them, instead of owning houses to own them.

I feel like the whole point of owning a house is to customize it into a fairytale home of your dreams and never want to sell it. Otherwise I'd just rent.

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Re:Toronto swaps Google-backed, not-so-smart city plans for ... by fakedang on Sunday March 14, 2021 @01:52AM (#26453341)
In the current environment, it's cheaper to borrow and buy to sell.
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