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> The systemic problem is that investors are buying up residential property inventory, because there is a massive amount of near 0% cash available to a thin sli
by rodgerd 6y ago
> The systemic problem is that investors are buying up residential property inventory, because there is a massive amount of near 0% cash available to a thin slice of the population.
This is absolutely a global problem: New Zealand, Australia, parts of Canada, the UK, are all having the same issues.
- barry-cotter 6y agoJapan doesn’t have this problem because they build housing sufficient to meet demand. Deciding not to build enough housing to meet demand so property owners make money: It’s the Anglo way.
- xenihn 6y agoJapan also doesn't have the problem of huge pension funds being able to influence and control housing markets in major metros. They don't exist because there isn't a need for them.
- dukeyukey 6y agoNot just Anglos: Sweden, the Netherlands, France, Hong Kong, all have at least pockets of insane property prices.
- flukus 6y agoJapan had this problem 30 years ago and had banks giving out multi-generational loans: https://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1990/05/21/73567/ https://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1990...
- chii 6y ago> build housing sufficient to meet demand they also accept that in dense Tokyo metro areas, the sizes of places are tiny. I dont think the Anglo way works - you cannot have both dense, but big apartments.
- esyir 6y agoSure you can. The issues with the Anglo way is that they've gone all the way to the other end with flat, wide buildings. Increasing verticality is a simple way to get more density without sacrificing area. At some point, yes, you'll just have to shrink down to get further density, but the low hanging fruit haven't been picked yet.
- nicbou 6y agoBuilding tall requires adequate public transportation and social infrastructure