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And this is the problem with Sweden; we got rid of the property tax, but we kept the capital gains tax meaning people are less incentivized to sell since the pr
by pimmen 9y ago
And this is the problem with Sweden; we got rid of the property tax, but we kept the capital gains tax meaning people are less incentivized to sell since the prices are rising anyway, meaning fewer houses end up on the market, meaning the prices rise.
This is one of the many contributors to this crisis; high capital gains taxes for people selling their house, no property tax for people keeping it. Add to that our tax deductions on interest rates and local government monopoly on what types of houses gets built (obviously not affordable housing projects, they pay terrible taxes compared to the nice people who would move into luxury condos) and you have a recipe for disaster. There's many, many other reasons too but those things are what the government could and should work on.
- grouseway 9y agoCanada has no capital gains tax on housing and it has similar housing inflation to Sweden. I would say people are frantic to buy a home in Canada because it's tax free and the alternative (stocks/bonds/etc..) isn't.
- stuxnet79 9y agoIs this really true?? I think if you are selling a home that is not your primary residence then there is some sort of tax but I'm not 100% sure of the details.
- grouseway 9y agoIt's true for the primary residence. For secondary properties most people are just going to move in for 2 years to meet the requirement.
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