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Re:How to make housing more affordable by gizmo686 on Saturday September 25, 2021 @02:44PM (#28655247)
That would make homes cheaper, but not more affordable. Since the money to buy homes becomes more expensive you end up with about the same monthly cost.
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Re:How to make housing more affordable by foogazi on Saturday September 25, 2021 @03:26PM (#28655580)
So which is it, are homes more expensive now or not?

Interest rates have gone from 10% to 2.5% and housing prices went up - it’s the same thing

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