Didn’t make a claim, just expressed my doubts of the data. Data gets parroted from one “source” to another without proper investigation into the original source of data. I don’t have all the time in the world like all those on here to dive into all the articles discussing it, I’m not an investigative journalist, but how’s this for confirming my doubts:
“However, the people of China can afford to buy these extremely expensive properties. In fact, 90% of families in the country own their home, giving China one of the highest home ownership rates in the world. What’s more is that 80% of these homes are owned outright, without mortgages or any other leans. On top of this, north of 20% of urban households own more than one home, according to Nomura.” Source
Does having money owed on a house mean that they own the home? No. 80% of families own their homes. The rest of the articles bring up data point after data point that makes the claim hard to believe and goes into explaining why the home ownership is so high.
I’m allowed to express opinions based on gut feelings without having to waste my lunch hour digging up sources to back it up, and no, it’s not based on any “western-supremacist biases”, just seeing how the numbers don’t seem to add up. It still feels high honestly with other data points brought up in that article, like how high the average house costs versus the wages in that area, but whatever, I’m out of time before I have to go back to work.
Didn’t make a claim, just expressed my doubts of the data. Data gets parroted from one “source” to another without proper investigation into the original source of data. I don’t have all the time in the world like all those on here to dive into all the articles discussing it, I’m not an investigative journalist, but how’s this for confirming my doubts:
“However, the people of China can afford to buy these extremely expensive properties. In fact, 90% of families in the country own their home, giving China one of the highest home ownership rates in the world. What’s more is that 80% of these homes are owned outright, without mortgages or any other leans. On top of this, north of 20% of urban households own more than one home, according to Nomura.”
Source
Does having money owed on a house mean that they own the home? No. 80% of families own their homes. The rest of the articles bring up data point after data point that makes the claim hard to believe and goes into explaining why the home ownership is so high.
I’m allowed to express opinions based on gut feelings without having to waste my lunch hour digging up sources to back it up, and no, it’s not based on any “western-supremacist biases”, just seeing how the numbers don’t seem to add up. It still feels high honestly with other data points brought up in that article, like how high the average house costs versus the wages in that area, but whatever, I’m out of time before I have to go back to work.