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> The ratio of the median income to the median housing cost is significantly worse You're again quoting income vs the price to buy property. You're arguing aga
by kuschku 3y ago
> The ratio of the median income to the median housing cost is significantly worse
You're again quoting income vs the price to buy property. You're arguing against a strawman with that.
The argument is about the cost to rent, combined with the monetary and opportunity cost of commuting associated with that.
- mcntsh 3y agoIt was easier for me to find a rental in NYC than in was in Berlin so I wouldn't really say Germany is ahead there either. Maybe if you got a rental 10 years ago? German rental markets are price-controlled which means extreme shortages because... surprise surprise... Germans don't build either.