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There are reasons real estate is more expensive in the bay area, and it's not just NIMBYs. Even if you build to the sky in SF, real estate is going to be much p
by anothergoogler 8y ago
There are reasons real estate is more expensive in the bay area, and it's not just NIMBYs. Even if you build to the sky in SF, real estate is going to be much pricier in the bay area than Houston. Not caring about the things that make the bay area market pricier is an arbitrage of sorts for you. The heat and hurricane weather alone are enough to make Houston a non-option for many people, myself included.
- sithadmin 8y ago>The heat and hurricane weather alone are enough to make Houston a non-option for many people A factor in my favor: I'm a native, so it doesn't bother me. Same goes for most others that have lived in swamplands during the summer (even places like DC and Chicago have nearly identical summer weather compared to Houston).
- anothergoogler 8y agoI'm afraid you're mistaken about Chicago summers being nearly identical to those of Houston. Chicago has experienced summers without a 90˚ day and quite a few people there have no AC.