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That is because we on the west coast have zoned most neighborhoods to single family housing, and that is a direct cause of our housing supply constraint and the
by asabjorn 9y ago
That is because we on the west coast have zoned most neighborhoods to single family housing, and that is a direct cause of our housing supply constraint and therefore our high housing cost. It would be trivial to replace a fraction of that housing with enough housing to meet demand if we rezoned.
- surveilmebro 9y agoIt is a direct cause, but not the only cause. The fact that virtually all job growth is in these cities is equally if not more to blame. As a Seattle resident who was priced out of a succession of neighborhoods through grad school, I can't help but wonder why we need so much growth. It's not like there's a shortage of employment opportunities.