▲ 848 ▼ Australia to triple fees on foreigners buying existing homes, penalise them if they leave properties empty (www.scmp.com) submitted 2 years ago by filoria@lemmy.ml to c/world@lemmy.world 64 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] prole@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) I think people are picturing that, because that's what's been happening elsewhere; foreign investors using luxury real estate as an investment. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] dojan@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Well yes, not saying those aren’t a thing, but they’re not the only type of holiday homes. It’s not unfeasible for a normal person living above subsistence to be able to afford a holiday home. Saying “oh you have a holiday home you’ve enough of an advantage” doesn’t really work in all cases. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] dojan@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Well yes, not saying those aren’t a thing, but they’re not the only type of holiday homes. It’s not unfeasible for a normal person living above subsistence to be able to afford a holiday home. Saying “oh you have a holiday home you’ve enough of an advantage” doesn’t really work in all cases. permalink fedilink source parent