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Re:Startup cities and the housing crisis: the only way out i... by MarcelOlsz on Thursday September 02, 2021 @05:36PM (#28397682)
Yeah and now nobody I know except software developers can afford a house here. All my friends have degrees, some multiple, and they are never going to own.
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Re:Startup cities and the housing crisis: the only way out i... by acchow on Thursday September 02, 2021 @05:46PM (#28397773)
Toronto's housing bubble is different. Look at Toronto's house price to rent ratio, which has risen from 98.9 just 6 years to 136.2 now. Like many bubbles, speculation is driving it further upwards.
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Re:Startup cities and the housing crisis: the only way out i... by ab_testing on Thursday September 02, 2021 @10:15PM (#28399724)
Sorry dumb question , but is that the ratio of home price to monthly rent ?
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Re:Startup cities and the housing crisis: the only way out i... by acchow on Friday September 03, 2021 @12:18AM (#28400369)
annual
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