>> ready to fall at the first earthquake they would be simply illegal to build today Counter example: Zagreb earthquake > That was a 5.5 - baby earthquake. We

>> ready to fall at the first earthquake they would be simply illegal to build today Counter example: Zagreb earthquake > That was a 5.5 - baby earthquake. We'll see when there is a 7+. That's called moving the goal posts. All buildings built in Zagreb during the socialist period withstood the 2020 Zagreb and Petrinja earthquakes without any damage. For what it's worth my building has a rating of 9 and it is built in the 70s. > Till the 80s the work week around here had 56 hours, not 36. In former Yugoslavia it was 36 hours since 1970s. We also had workers self management - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Socialist_self-management https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Socialist_self-management > Personally I'd rather rent a nice place than own a crap-hole. I appreciate the freedom and lack of headaches when renting. For investment I prefer the stock market. Much better returns. Be that as it may, these "crap holes" are a definite source of financial stability for a huge majority of people in Eastern Europe. Moreover, they are often refurbished into nice apartments, and sometimes even by Western foreigners. Where I live roh bau prices for these apartments begin at 3,000 eur per sqm.