Around the world, skyrocketing real estate prices have rendered many of the biggest cities around the world completely unaffordable. In the United States, people escaping high rents in places like Austin, Texas made a move for Spokane, Washington during the pandemic just to see the city respond to the influx of people looking for more affordable places to live by increasing home prices 60 percent. Gentrification in cities like Los Angeles has seen families that had lived in their neighborhoods for generations move out to the outskirts of the city, making their commuting times even longer. Things are not better in Europe. Everyone is familiar with the horror rent tales […]
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