Hacker News new | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submit login

> it's a hurricane-level force of real-estate

it is a hurricane-level force for everything.

if you think the situation in Vancouver and Sydney are bad, think again, think the situation in Shanghai -

a typical recently built 3 bedroom apartment in downtown Shanghai can easily cost you $3m CAD, a typical worker on average Shanghai salary will have to pay no tax, eat nothing, walk to work naked (no $ for cloth) for 300 years to afford that. not talking about luxury apartment with fancy view, just average apartment in an okay area next to busy & noisy roads.




Whats the price/rent in Shanghai?

If it's so grotesquely overpriced, why aren't investors jitterish about a downturn? Are they ready to bite a 30% bullet on the investment?

Genuine questions, I want to understand the chinese money exodus effect.


Do workers in Shanghai generally live in 3bdr condominiums downtown? Because a 3bdr condo in downtown Chicago would also be nosebleed expensive (though probably not 2.3MM USD expensive) too.


Apartments 8-10km away from central Shanghai costs you $1.7-2m. To get a recently developed unit at $1m price range, you pretty much need to go 20-30km out.

It is a cancer.




Join us for AI Startup School this June 16-17 in San Francisco!

Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact

Search: