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Re:US will ban Wall Street investors from buying single-fami... by iknowstuff on Wednesday January 07, 2026 @04:40PM (#46533348)
Opportunity cost means makes purchasing with a mortgage wiser than buying cash. $1000/month more for a few years is nothing compared to the property value increase of a $1M property
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Re:US will ban Wall Street investors from buying single-fami... by bs7280 on Wednesday January 07, 2026 @04:49PM (#46533496)
Where I live, condo's do not increase in value much due to HOA fees and taxes.

I just plugged in some numbers using (estimated) purchase price, taxes, HOA for the unit I'm in now, and it would cost me a little over $1M over 30 years to own a $300,000 1br apt.

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Re:US will ban Wall Street investors from buying single-fami... by WalterBright on Wednesday January 07, 2026 @04:53PM (#46533560)
See my other reply about what it costs to own a house.
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Re:US will ban Wall Street investors from buying single-fami... by WalterBright on Wednesday January 07, 2026 @04:52PM (#46533543)
The stock market goes up more than the housing market. When considering the return on investment for a house, remember the property taxes, insurance costs, maintenance costs, repair costs, 6% real estate commissions, and so on.
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Re:US will ban Wall Street investors from buying single-fami... by iknowstuff on Friday January 09, 2026 @01:13PM (#46557007)
Of course of course.
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