• ExLisper@linux.communityEnglish
    251·
    9 months ago

    A friend of mine worked in Switzerland for couple of years. It’s pretty much impossible to buy anything there because everything is owned by investment founds. He worked with two Swiss guys. One got lucky and married a women that inherited a piece of land and was able to build his own house. The other one was renting. According to my friend the levels or resentment and jealousy expressed by the latter were staggering. They pretend it’s a good model but in reality they know being forced to rent sucks. Don’t let this model become reality in other places.

    • trackcharlie@lemmynsfw.comEnglish
      112·
      9 months ago

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

      • ExLisper@linux.communityEnglish
        2·
        9 months ago

        This is not the reality everywhere yet. In some countries were buying is still fairly accessible you have political parties now that are pushing for this model and parties that are against it. Simply vote for the ones against it. It’s not a lost cause yet.

        • trackcharlie@lemmynsfw.comEnglish
          21·
          9 months 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.

          • ExLisper@linux.communityEnglish
            1·
            9 months ago

            I’m not trying to ‘help’ anyone. I’m just saying that people who still live in places where it’s possible to buy homes (like where I live) have to watch out because a lot of politicians are trying to change it.

    • ours@lemmy.worldEnglish
      6·
      9 months 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.