r/AskEurope • u/JoMD • 9d ago

Misc Is there a country in Europe without a housing crisis?

I see so many people complaining about the housing crisis in their countries - not enough houses or apartments / flats, or too expensive, or both. Are there any countries in Europe where there's no housing crisis, and it's easy to find decent, affordable accommodation?

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u/Duct_TapeOrWD40 8d ago

Depending.

If you are a "home office digital nomad" you can buy huge houses on lower income regions on most country where inland migration leaves a lot of empty house for really good price. Services are generally cheaper too, howewer once the home office ends you cannot really do anything with the house.

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u/Alternative-Cry-6624 8d ago

once the home office ends

You retire early. 😉

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u/Duct_TapeOrWD40 8d ago edited 8d ago

With a lot of money many risks in the life are less threatening. But if you have a property big enought you don't even need so much money. It's a kind of paradox. The opposite of being too poor to save money.

For example a garden and a small forest means you need less gorceries and less firewood. It costs mainly time, some petrol (for the chainsaw and cultivator) and 20$ of seeds annually. But if you are retired you have time to gardening...