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I wonder if part of this is a cultural thing and I'm not sure if apartments count as homes. I've heard from friends in the bay area that immigrated from China
by fossuser 8y ago
I wonder if part of this is a cultural thing and I'm not sure if apartments count as homes.
I've heard from friends in the bay area that immigrated from China that buying a house is a prerequisite for a man to get married (so family often helps since bay area housing is crazy).
Supposedly this leads to distortions in the Chinese market where rental units are relatively cheap, but purchasing costs are very high.
Maybe an apartment doesn't meet the marriage requirement for a housing purchase?
- swuecho 8y agoschool are allocated based on house. rental apartment does not cout.
- thaumasiotes 8y agoAs far as I know, school is allocated based on your hukou, and whether you own a house is irrelevant. (Except that in most places, owning a house is sufficient to get a local hukou.)
- alextooter 8y agoGood school need you have a house or apartment within 500 meters.Those apartment may three times or more expensive than normal one.