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> This is more the fault of NIMBYs and supply&demand-denialists who work hard to prevent new housing from going up. I wonder if the supply-and-demand model you
by DoofusOfDeath 8y ago
> This is more the fault of NIMBYs and supply&demand-denialists who work hard to prevent new housing from going up.
I wonder if the supply-and-demand model you're referring to is insufficient in this scenario. It sounds like political factors are at play here as well.
- TulliusCicero 8y agoI mean, in the case of SF, yes you're right. It's the laws that prevent supply & demand from working normally. Of course, even with liberalized zoning regulations, housing prices would still be higher than normal in SF. But they wouldn't be horrendously bad like they are now.