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Re:Rent control isn’t working in Sweden by filleokus on Thursday August 26, 2021 @11:23AM (#28316094)
5 years to save up for the _15% down payment_ :-).

Saving 20% of the post-tax salary will take you 30-something years to buy the apartment cash only.

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Re:Rent control isn’t working in Sweden by oh_sigh on Thursday August 26, 2021 @07:09PM (#28322189)
That doesn't sound too unreasonable, since people frequently get a 30 year mortgage and don't actually wait until they have a pile of cash to put on a house. At least, that's how it is in America, not sure about Croatia.
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