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You are right, the author was extreme, but not by that much. Look at Houston, or Austin and you'll find lots of perfectly nice, new construction, 4b/2br in the
by replicatorblog 10y ago
You are right, the author was extreme, but not by that much. Look at Houston, or Austin and you'll find lots of perfectly nice, new construction, 4b/2br in the $250K range. I live an hour outside Boston where there is a similar dynamic at play. My frustration is that large cities like Houston are able to build inexpensively, while relatively small ones like Boston/SF are just insane.
- dionidium 10y agoRestrictive zoning laws are good for incumbents
- jonknee 10y ago> My frustration is that large cities like Houston are able to build inexpensively, while relatively small ones like Boston/SF are just insane. Houston is a large city just because it's sprawlville (to a ridiculous degree, city limits is an astounding 627 sq mi). It's not a fair comparison to an urbanized city like Boston or SF (that both have 5+ times the density).
- muzz 10y agoAnd sky-high property taxes in Texas also helps keep prices low.