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by dagw 1989 days ago
Instead of settling down at the age of ~25 and combining two incomes to pay off the mortgage

The problem for young people wanting to but a house, at least in Sweden, isn't so much the monthly costs of paying the mortgage (which is often less than rent), but being able to put up the 15-20% 'cash' that the bank wants to see to even give you that mortgage.