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> It seems though that most people want to live where rents are already the highest (which is why rents are high!). Personally, I believe that is an artifact o
by fweespeech 9y ago
> It seems though that most people want to live where rents are already the highest (which is why rents are high!).
Personally, I believe that is an artifact of zoning laws + commute distance.
Most people I know rationally choose housing based on commute distance for an individual/couple + price.
- dragonwriter 9y ago> Most people I know rationally choose housing based on commute distance for an individual/couple + price. I suspect that the people you know are not representative of the whole population; there's plenty of evidence people consider factors other than price and commute-to-work distance in setting preference of where to live.