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> No, that doesn't help much either: see New York city. NYC manages to have cheaper housing than SF despite having radically more demand, thanks mostly to the
by morgante 11y ago
> No, that doesn't help much either: see New York city.
NYC manages to have cheaper housing than SF despite having radically more demand, thanks mostly to the ability to add supply at a reasonable rate.
- humanrebar 11y agoI think the point is already lost if NYC is an example of affordable housing. Houston is probably a better example if you want to talk about affordable housing in a major city. But commutes in Houston are getting pretty crazy even.
- morgante 11y ago> I think the point is already lost if NYC is an example of affordable housing. NYC is actually quite affordable though. If you're willing to have a ~30 minute commute, you can easily live in some affordable places. There are even more affordable options internationally though. Berlin, for example.