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Re:Investors account for 30 per cent of home buying in Canad... by LeeroyWasHere on Saturday September 09, 2023 @12:01PM (#37446878)
Bingo, it sucks to live with kids in a condo because condos aren't built for families, neither are the neighborhoods with condos. There's other ways to build density without packing everyone into sad sardine cans.
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Re:Investors account for 30 per cent of home buying in Canad... by robinson7d on Saturday September 09, 2023 @12:16PM (#37447032)
“Home”, for the purpose of this article, includes condos. The data is about all mortgaged properties.
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Re:Investors account for 30 per cent of home buying in Canad... by moltar on Saturday September 09, 2023 @07:01PM (#37451145)
Condos aren’t built for families … in Canada.

There’s no inherent limitation on having a family friendly condo.

In many European countries families live in condos. And they can have great amenities like a swimming pool and a playground. And quite spacious. With highly dense walkable and even car-free neighbourhoods.

Sure you might not have a huge own backyard but there’s probably a park nearby where you can socialize with people.

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