dengdai525 发表于 2010-9-12 01:28 
观念也是大问题,中美差异,美国不像中国这么需要有属于自己的一屋可以遮风避雨,为了一套房愿意花几十年的奋斗,可能房屋在一个人的思想中的占得分量很重
Mainly because of good social system in North America . If you buy a house and sell it within 5 years, in most case, you'll lose money for sure. There are all kinds of fees including property tax which depends on the region where you live.
GDP? Does they care so much as Communists?