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The UK, Ireland and loads of other places are having housing affordability issues. It's quite serious, but nobody wants property prices to fall.

Investment funds are buying up new housing estates by outbidding normal buyers. Even John Lewis, a retailer, is getting into the housing business [0]. The whole system is broken. Personally, I'm half-seriously considering buying a boat.

[0] https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-57712618



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