30 seconds in and I can’t stop watching his arms flying all over the shop. Haven’t heard a word he’s said
This is true in a functioning housing market (or even anything vaguely approaching one), not Ireland. We have one of the world’s lowest rates of property tax, an exit tax+deemed disposal regime designed to punish stock market investing, and a government that flatly refuses to grant enough planning permissions to keep up with population growth. Houses aren’t a naturally good investment (why would they be, it’s not like your house upgrades itself every year), but the Irish government has made it a policy objective to force them into being one no matter the consequences.
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30 seconds in and I can’t stop watching his arms flying all over the shop. Haven’t heard a word he’s said
This is true in a functioning housing market (or even anything vaguely approaching one), not Ireland. We have one of the world’s lowest rates of property tax, an exit tax+deemed disposal regime designed to punish stock market investing, and a government that flatly refuses to grant enough planning permissions to keep up with population growth. Houses aren’t a naturally good investment (why would they be, it’s not like your house upgrades itself every year), but the Irish government has made it a policy objective to force them into being one no matter the consequences.