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Re:Canada bans foreign home buyers for two years by foldor on Tuesday April 19, 2022 @10:49AM (#31083903)
30 years hasn't been possible in Canada for several years now (thankfully).
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Re:Canada bans foreign home buyers for two years by throwaway2037 on Tuesday April 19, 2022 @12:03PM (#31084981)
What is normal? It's hard for middle class people to afford normal housing stock in highly advanced countries without 30 years of amortizing debt. Yes, I understand that some countries force you to chain bullet mortgages over ~30 years to achieve a similar effect.
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Re:Canada bans foreign home buyers for two years by s1artibartfast on Tuesday April 19, 2022 @07:26PM (#31090710)
Why is that a good thing?
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