• Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    Based on that definition you never stop paying. Homes values constantly go up. My dad bought a house in the 1970s. 33k.

    Today the house has a value of 300k. Took him 30 years to pay off the original mortgage.

    • 🍉 Albert 🍉@lemmy.world
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      1 day ago

      part of the reason house prices are always on the up, is because they agree considered an investment not a basic necessity. so there’s no interest in building more.

      a house shouldn’t cost more than construction cost.