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That was a shocking read. Is the shortage of affordable housing a nationwide phenomena or something that just draws a lot of attention on HN?
by flocial 8y ago
That was a shocking read. Is the shortage of affordable housing a nationwide phenomena or something that just draws a lot of attention on HN?
- dylz 8y agoI spent a while homeless in SF during undergrad. I would imagine HN's primary userbase is also in ultra-high CoL areas where rent can be $4-8k easily per month. At Cal, dorming was also somewhat-questionable due to severe overcrowding, some people not being able to be guaranteed a room, lounges being converted into housing and still not having enough spaces. Of course, off campus housing was both absolutely insanely imbalanced in terms of pricing, square footage, and amenities. And safety.
- Kalium 8y agoIt's a nationwide problem in the most economically successful cities. For a variety of reasons, cities that became wealthy several decades ago have tended to decide that they have enough people. Having decided such, they keep any more housing from being built with the idea that this will keep people away. Add in a couple more decades of economic development (and migration, and children) and a general disinclination to add more housing, and people being priced into homelessness becomes increasingly common.