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We already have too much of it. People buy houses close to municipal airports because the noise floor makes them cheap, then they lobby to have the airport clos
by creshal 10y ago
We already have too much of it. People buy houses close to municipal airports because the noise floor makes them cheap, then they lobby to have the airport closed because it's too noisy (you bloody well knew about that!), and enjoy a massive ROI when the houses are suddenly worth much more once the airport is gone.
- mrfusion 10y agoI actually have a lot of trouble finding cheap houses near annoyances. Sellers just don't seem to care. I looked at a house 20 feet from a busy train track and no discount from identical houses a block away. Another one by some kind of firehouse air raid siren and again no discount.
- initram 10y agoYou wouldn't happen to live in Santa Monica, would you? That's exactly what we're seeing around here. I drive by the airport on my way home and see all the signs complaining about the noise and all I can think is, "then why did you buy there? It's not like it's a secret!"
- creshal 10y agoI've dealt with that in Düsseldorf and Graz, mainly. It's an international problem.