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By "you” I think he means most swedes. I don’t know anything about the Stockholm rent market, are rents cost accessible to the average person or is a top-teir-
by xnyan 7y ago
By "you” I think he means most swedes. I don’t know anything about the Stockholm rent market, are rents cost accessible to the average person or is a top-teir-income zone?
- strictfp 7y agoAll rents follow a standard model based on a number of parameters, but it's purposely constructed to enable lower-income household to aquire apartments in attractive locations. At the time of inception, the construction was considered an alternative to dedicated social housing. An article on the current situation: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/aug/19/why-stockholm-housing-rules-rent-control-flat https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/aug/19/why-stockholm-...
- alexanderchr 7y agoThey are “too” affordable due to rent control, especially in the city centre. Leading to people viewing a contract as an asset that shouldn’t be given up for free but rather traded for another contract or sold (illegal).