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> many of the densest cities are the most expensive I don't think the causation runs from dense to expensive. It's desirability that is causing both density a
by JamesBarney 8y ago
> many of the densest cities are the most expensive
I don't think the causation runs from dense to expensive. It's desirability that is causing both density and expensiveness.
What do you think has a larger influence on housing prices than protectionist zoning and other regulations that severly restrict supply?
- harimau777 8y agoFor sake of argument: Might NIMBY sentiment actually be due to insufficient regulations? I'd be a lot more comfortable with someone building near me if I was confident that they weren't going to build some soulless concrete eyesore.
- strstr 8y agoIsn’t this definitionally NIMBY? Might not match modern usage of “all the housing all the time”, but seems in lines with the words as written.
- JamesBarney 8y agoI guess you could get rid of the sentiment by increasing the amount of regulations. But that's not going drive housing prices down.