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I fundamentally disagree with the idea that a single person should expect to share a two bedroom apartment in order to make housing affordable. Your idea of gen
by Mz 10y ago
I fundamentally disagree with the idea that a single person should expect to share a two bedroom apartment in order to make housing affordable. Your idea of genuinely affordable and mine are not on the same page here.
- mikekchar 10y agoHas there ever been a time when you could get something similar to a modern one bedroom apartment with amenities for the equivalent of $2-300? Certainly not in my lifetime. That would be something like $30-40 in 1970, $80-100 in 1980 and $100-150 in 1990.
- Mz 10y agoNo, but things like SROs and boarding houses and just renting a room used to be far more common. In the 60s and 70s, something like 80% of SROs were torn down (in the US -- I realize the article is about the UK). In the US, SROs are now mostly slum housing for chronically homeless with addictions and mental health issues. This was not always true. They used to be a common way for a young person starting out to have a space of their own that they could afford. Our expectations for housing these days is very much rooted in norms that grew out of the Baby Boom generation. That generation was a huge anomaly and the way it has shaped policy and assumptions is hugely problematic.
- LyndsySimon 10y agoThese are some of the nicest apartments where I grew up - they're $400 / month for a one bedroom: http://www.lindseymanagement.com/cgi-bin/detail.cgi?type=apt&id=64#fp_499 http://www.lindseymanagement.com/cgi-bin/detail.cgi?type=apt... In terms of amenities... that price includes access to the golf course that they overlook.