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Most people don't have even a basic understanding of economics or the incentives that drive markets. They equate development with gentrification and displacemen
by fbonetti 9y ago
Most people don't have even a basic understanding of economics or the incentives that drive markets. They equate development with gentrification and displacement. They don't realize that by opposing development they're actually restricting supply, and thus increasing prices.
- dragonwriter 9y ago> They equate development with gentrification and displacement. Because even densifyig redevelopment usually does that, and not accidentally. > They don't realize that by opposing development they're actually restricting supply, and thus increasing prices. The people concerned about displacement have a preference for their current location that exceeds the cost savings they might realize by being displaced by a new development, even if that development drove down average prices in the broader area by upply side effects (which it might not; because new development can attract new people, induced demand can prevent local price reductions.)