• trackcharlie@lemmynsfw.comEnglish
      13·
      1 year ago

      That’s like saying ‘don’t let corporations win’. They already won, we’re seeing the ramifications of that now.

        • trackcharlie@lemmynsfw.comEnglish
          5·
          1 year ago

          It’s a lost cause in my country, most of europe and most of the USA and Canada and all of Asia.

          Not sure who you’re trying to ‘help’ with this given that’s about 50+% of the world in one sentence.

          • RaoulDook@lemmy.worldEnglish
            1·
            1 year ago

            Most of the USA has pretty affordable housing actually. It’s the majority of the country that exists outside of the major cities.

            Inside and near the major cities is where housing is unaffordable. Elsewhere in rural USA you can still get a house for $100k.

            It’s doable for many of us, just have to commute to work or work remote. That’s the trade off that you can still make to be a home owner.

    • ours@lemmy.worldEnglish
      6·
      1 year ago

      In Switzerland, property ownership is super hard and very low in the country.

      Purchase prices keep going up, same for rent. Even when interest rates were at rock bottom the rent was ridiculous. In some cities renting is a huge challenge with very low availability and high demand. +30 people would show up to visit an apartment the second it was put out to rent and people would use networking to boost their position to get one.