• ThirdConsul@lemmy.ml
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    8 hours ago

    There are always bad actors in the system (see: hedge funds). But bubble? It can be argued that Ordos (the ghost city) was build too early, but it’s filling in nicely. From 30k in 2009 to 2.000.000+ in 2020.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ordos_City

    On the other hand noone ever build a damn whole modern city before for the people, so I’m not surprised they jumped the gun.

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      45 minutes ago

      When Investors own houses only because it will appreciate in value from time only, that is a fundamentally flawed system because in reality houses decrease in value as they get older. It creates an environment where everyone involved is a bad actor