Where is my filet knife?

https://lemmy.world/post/45273334

Am I too European to understand this?
is there no housing crisis in Europe anymore? have i missed the memo and forgot to afford a house?

I think that’s only on few selected places.

I live in capital metropol area in decent location and can afford ~100m² rental apartment while working office hours on low end wages.

No housing crisis here.

It’s still super fucked up that you’re basically gifting some other person a sizeable chunk of your income just because they were able to put up a down payment and secure a mortgage. Landlords are middlemen leaches that should not exist even by capitalist standards, see Adam Smith.

Why?

My rent is lower than mortage installments and upkeep costs of smaller apartment.

If I need to relocate, I can do it quite fast, like within a month if needed and no need to sell or buy.