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It doesn't take 30 years to build new homes. As soon as California forced cities to allow ADUs they were built in large numbers. Add duplexes, three plexes, etc
by cheriot 7y ago
It doesn't take 30 years to build new homes. As soon as California forced cities to allow ADUs they were built in large numbers. Add duplexes, three plexes, etc and we'll get even more.
The thing about regulating symptoms is that it's cathartic without accomplishing much.
- jedberg 7y agoIt doesn't take 30 years to build, but it takes 30 years for enough people to sell land and enough builders to buy land and then build to make any difference. I was reading an article about a city that was upzoned in the 70s which I can't find now, but the gist of it was that everyone was worried the upzoning would change everything. In reality, in the 40 years since, only a few single family homes were torn down and replaced with multi-unit dwellings. Most of the land sales were still from one single family owner to another.
- cheriot 7y agoI think I read the same article (Portland?). The key thing is that the change was slow because demand was building up slowly. OTOH, if changes are held back for decades and demand is pent up (ie soaring prices and increasing commutes) then there's going to be a surge once changes are allowed. ie SF will see a far bigger, faster change than other places. It's precisely the places that have a huge pent up demand for housing that have the biggest problem with Airbnb.