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by 4lb0 1556 days ago
Argentinian here. I agree with almost everything in this article. Except for

> high-inflation Argentina has almost no mortgage industry.

Real state is 100% dollarized since the late 70s [1]. It is not just about inflation because you can have adjusted interest rates [2]. We don't have mortgages because of the government currency exchange restrictions, and also our salaries didn't adjust as much as the inflation rates.

[1] https://www.lanacion.com.ar/propiedades/propiedades-cuando-s... [2] https://www.argentina.gob.ar/como-acceder-un-credito-hipotec...