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Inside Hong Kong’s cage homes

Vox · explainer · Watch on YouTube

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What it is

A Vox Borders explainer on Hong Kong's housing crisis, the least affordable market in the world, and the tiny cage homes and subdivided flats people squeeze into. It looks at why prices keep climbing and how land policy contributes.

Why Hacker News recommends it

Cited in housing and real estate threads as a vivid illustration of extreme scarcity and Hong Kong's land-price dynamics.

  • 1 people recommended it
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  • first 2019, last 2022

What HN commenters said

  1. “There's a pretty good YouTube video about it”

    Explains Hong Kong land prices and government incentives

    StevenWaterman, 2022-08 · Recommendation · in “Ask HN: Anyone else feels the commoditization of real estate is unethical?”

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Topics: housing affordability, cage homes, real estate, land policy, hong kong

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