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you are right. rent is relatively cheap, but renter do not share same right as home buyer. basically, the gov force you to buy house.
by swuecho 8y ago
you are right. rent is relatively cheap, but renter do not share same right as home buyer. basically, the gov force you to buy house.
- withhighprod 8y agoNot the gov, worse, the culture
- _bxg1 8y agoCan you elaborate? Are there literal legal rights that are only afforded to people who own property?
- sjjshvuiajhz 8y agoI’m responding to bookmark this thread and check for any responses later. The article only mentioned a social pressure to buy as a prerequisite for marriage.
- secabeen 8y agoYes. Under the Hukou System (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hukou_system https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hukou_system), children could only attend schools in the area where your household was registered. If had a rural Hukou, and moved to an urban area to get a job, your children would not be able to attend school in that urban area. You had to leave them behind in your rural area for them to attend school. There have been reforms to the Hukou system in the last decade, so it's not as harsh as it used to be, but it is still much better to have an urban Hukou than a rural one.
- yingxu 8y agoIn big cities (shanghai, beijing), some public services are tied to housing. e.g. public schools are only provided for local residents or people have houses in that area.