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		arinlen on Sept 1, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The Portuguese can no longer afford to live in Por... > Old people own most of the real estate and don't care much about workers. Lisbon's local government is renowned for being the largest property owner in the country, with over 60% of Lisbon's real estate owned by the city.

ginja on Sept 1, 2022 [–]

> over 60% of Lisbon's real estate owned by the city

I'm from Lisboa and this can't be true unless you're using some very strange definition of real estate. What's your source for this?

derefr on Sept 2, 2022 | [–]

Maybe counting unimproved land?

bongobingo1 on Sept 2, 2022 | | [–]

Maybe counting by square footage of roads?

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