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I know I'm supposed to want it to keep going up as a wealth generator or whatever.

But like... I wouldn't be able to afford the monthly payments if I bought my house right now and it's scary. Also none of my friends are buying homes, none of them are even renting full places. Just like renting rooms.

So what are your feelings home owners of lemmy?

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[–] Furbag@lemmy.world 39 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Non-home owner of Lemmy here. I want you all to know that my fondest wish to see the housing market completely implode is strictly not personal.

My only chance to buy a house slipped away a few years ago. House prices have gone up by 50% or more in some locations, and interest rates have more than doubled. What was previously affordable is now completely outside my means to pay for each month.

My last hope now is for a 2008 repeat so I might be able to snag something up for what it's actually worth. I certainly can't count on the state or the government to take the housing crisis seriously enough to have them actually build more affordable housing for people to buy and drive the asking prices lower.

[–] watzon@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I feel this so much. My dad was a general contractor in California during the 2008 crash; we lost 6 houses that were either ready to sell, or still being built. So I personally know the kind of pain and suffering that a housing market crash can cause for certain people. At this point though I have to look out for me and my family, currently renting part of a way-to-small condo in an area where you'd need 3 incomes to afford a mortgage on a house big enough for all 4 of us.

So yeah, crash and burn market. Give me a chance to get us out of here.

[–] Natanael@slrpnk.net 14 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

It was a gigantic mistake to ever allow homes to become investments. That economic value growth is only possible by limiting the availability of homes near popular areas, which is by definition exclusionary meaning some people must be priced out of having a home in a place with good opportunities.

It's not just unfair, it's also inherently unstable. You're eventually chasing away many of the workers you're dependent on, you can't avoid bubbles and crashes, etc.

[–] watzon@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Absolutely 💯

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