• sunzu2@thebrainbin.org
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    3 days ago

    All Chinese tier 1 and 2 cities face the same issue as US. People can’t afford to buy housing on their income unless families help out.

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      And yet their home ownership is still greater than 90%. Ownership is for your lifetime without property tax. Yes families work together to afford homes but it is normal in asian cultures to live with your family for a long time. I wouldn’t call their housing situation comparable to the US.