Comments on: A Cross-Country Comparison of Homeownership Rates https://eyeonhousing.org/2015/06/a-cross-country-comparison-of-homeownership-rates/ National Association of Home Builders Discusses Economics and Housing Policy Tue, 18 Aug 2020 19:40:15 +0000 hourly 1 By: Dirk-Jan https://eyeonhousing.org/2015/06/a-cross-country-comparison-of-homeownership-rates/#comment-974210 Fri, 03 Feb 2017 21:14:08 +0000 http://eyeonhousing.org/?p=17284#comment-974210 In reply to Andy.

@ Andy, there could be fiscal reasons as well. In the Netherlands one can deduct mortgage interest from income before it is being taxed, so therefore most people with an income would want to keep mortgage on their house.

]]> By: Andy https://eyeonhousing.org/2015/06/a-cross-country-comparison-of-homeownership-rates/#comment-955226 Thu, 24 Mar 2016 01:33:07 +0000 http://eyeonhousing.org/?p=17284#comment-955226 Thank you very much for the very helpful comparison. Unfortunately, does the article not continue with the finding “…countries with lower rates of homeownership tend to have higher rates of homeowners carrying a housing loan or mortgage.” How can it be explained? Does it imply necessarily that the cost of property in countries with lower homeownership is too high, whereby a mortgage is needed? How about the percentages of mortgage-financed homes that have fully paid back their loan?

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