yup, the part "live" is same, but in my country the requirement for "buy houses" have some restrictions before, but nowadays it almost no exist. Like Cody said, it's just a matter of time before it gets fully abolished.

Property purchase restrictions mainly depend on housing prices. When prices rise too fast, the government tightens controls. But since prices are falling now, those rules are easing up. Honestly, past data shows these measures don't really work that well.