[winkelwagen]

Better late than never. The housing market in the Netherlands is currently terrible. I’ve “fled” the country for the next few years. Hoping that would be enough time for the market to get healthy again. It’s just insane that we made it this easy for people who were well off to begin with to profit. Just sold a house, the profit I got from buying and selling that house alone makes me nauseous. Makes me wonder why I work at all. Can imagine corporate investors are milking it for all its worth.

[___luigi]

Is it better in neighboring countries?. There was a discussion [1] about controlled rent market few days ago, it seems that the problem is related to growth.

[1] https://www.bbc.com/news/business-58317555

[amelius]

IANAE, but I'm guessing part of the problem is also that housing is not part of inflation (i.e. not in the indexation).

[lotsofpulp]

It is, but it is mixed in with housing that people do not want, such as due to location, size, quality, etc.

The US CPI figures have no resemblance to your expenses if you live in one of the desirable and booming regions of the US.

[amelius]

The Netherlands (where the article is about) is relatively small, so I'm wondering if the whole country has more or less the same "booming" factor (?)

How does housing affect inflation in that country?

[lotsofpulp]

I think EU citizens have the right to live anywhere in the EU, so while not exactly the same as the US due to language and cultural differences, it might still have a noticeable effect. But I am not well versed in the topic, so I would only be able to guess.