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Want a Green Card? Invest in Real Estate (nytimes.com)
1 point by cstanley on May 15, 2015 | hide | past | favorite | 1 comment


"Developers are eager to access the visa program because it is cheaper than many other financing sources."

Aren't rates already 0%?! How much cheaper do developers need financing?

I want to know what we're trading cheaper financing for by letting the foreign ultra-rich immigrate?

Jobs for a couple of years while in the construction/development phase? What happens after that - the apartments go vacant, higher prices persist and the short-term job created no longer exists unless a new project goes in development...




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