booja@booja.ca to Canada · 3 months agoYoung people paying 'astronomically living expenses': insolvency trusteewww.bnnbloomberg.caexternal-linkmessage-square63fedilinkarrow-up1141arrow-down14
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minus-squarepsvrhlinkfedilinkarrow-up8arrow-down2·3 months ago90%? Oh my sweet summer child, rent is normally 150% of the mortgage.
minus-squarePyr_Pressurelinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down1·3 months agoCanada at least. I can get a mortgage for an apartment for $1400 a month. Rent in the same spot would be at least $1800 if not $2000. People buy housing to rent out because it’s profitable right away, they aren’t just “taking the risk” that the house might not go up in value.
90%?
Oh my sweet summer child, rent is normally 150% of the mortgage.
Where?
Canada at least.
I can get a mortgage for an apartment for $1400 a month. Rent in the same spot would be at least $1800 if not $2000.
People buy housing to rent out because it’s profitable right away, they aren’t just “taking the risk” that the house might not go up in value.