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It all comes down to supply: why is this such a hard concept for people to understand. It's not old people's fault, unless they're the voters who keep preventi
by pascalxus 8y ago
It all comes down to supply: why is this such a hard concept for people to understand. It's not old people's fault, unless they're the voters who keep preventing housing from being built. When you limit supply, prices MUST go up: there's no other way it can go.
The other big problem is fundamentally: regulations that drive up costs for developers: everything from impact fees, to zoning, etc. We need to start working with developers to drive down costs and increase competition: that, plus vast amounts of building will drive down costs.
- taurath 8y agoCurrent homeowners are incentivized to always vote for their property values to go up - so they always vote to prevent new housing to be built, in the name of neighborhood character.
- azernik 8y agoAnecdotally, they are the voters who keep preventing housing from being built.
- bcohen5055 8y agoWhere I live in Southern California the problem is that supply is kept down by people renting out their first home and buying a 2nd. The houses appreciate at 4% per year and the rent increases at nearly 8% so it's win win for owners. On the flip side renters continue to spend their money renting and paying the mortgage of their landlords. The 2010 census reported Irvine was nearly 50% rentals [1].. In one of the largest planned communities in the US that is a problem. [1]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irvine,_California https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irvine,_California (see census data for 2010)