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The housing supply in the Bay Area is politically constrained, not capital-constrained. It does not matter how much money you have; if you want to build in the
by ThrustVectoring 7y ago
The housing supply in the Bay Area is politically constrained, not capital-constrained. It does not matter how much money you have; if you want to build in the Bay Area, you need to convince the local NIMBYs to allow you to do so.
- wolco 7y agoIt is geograpically constrainted and cannot build new single detacted. Building up changes the character and no one mentions earth quake issud and the lack of supertall building found commonly elsewhere.
- nradov 7y agoEarthquake safety has only a minor impact on building construction costs. If you put aside land and permit costs, constructing a building in the Bay Area costs about the same as other major metropolitan areas.
- CalRobert 7y ago" cannot build new single detacted" so... don't? Plenty of other types of home. (Nevermind that we're accepting the idea we don't have room at face value)