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Re:The Portuguese can no longer afford to live in Portugal by epolanski on Thursday September 01, 2022 @06:18PM (#32684104)
The most desirable areas aren't filled with buildings at every corner.
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Re:The Portuguese can no longer afford to live in Portugal by aperson_hello on Thursday September 01, 2022 @07:56PM (#32684948)
That's a permissions problem, not a demand problem. If the free market would be let loose there, we'd have skyscrapers on every block. The issue is nibmy-oriented citizens who are actively resisting that.
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Re:The Portuguese can no longer afford to live in Portugal by bobthepanda on Thursday September 01, 2022 @08:55PM (#32685347)
Price per sq m, they usually are. And price is pretty much driven by desirability.
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