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Housing cannot be both affordable and a good investment / retirement plan. Most people's primary savings are the equity in their home. Governments are in for a
by qeternity 5y ago
Housing cannot be both affordable and a good investment / retirement plan.
Most people's primary savings are the equity in their home. Governments are in for a real sticky treat.
- mrep 5y agoSure it can, you just need the investment return part to come from the (rent - costs) and not from property price increases. If I have a property where the rent returns 8% after costs, I don't need the property value to increase to make that a good investment.
- qeternity 5y agoOk, it was implied that my comment was about primary residences.