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> The real problem is the lack of housing supply I guess one group of people are suggesting that we adjust the demand to the local people who live and work in
by capableweb 7y ago
> The real problem is the lack of housing supply
I guess one group of people are suggesting that we adjust the demand to the local people who live and work in the city rather than allowing the demand of tourists to take the supply. In some areas it's also simply not possible to change the supply as all the land who could be built on, is already built.
I for one would love to see a re-prioritization for the local people in favor of tourists, and we're slowly seeing that shift happening now.
- pas 7y agoI have absolutely no problem with communities, cities deciding how they allow basic usage of property that affects others. (The typical complaint is that short-term rentals cause a lot of disturbance, new people every week, parties every week, and so on.) But directly prohibiting short-term rentals just because they take up units is the same short sighted "solution" as prohibiting high-density mixed-use development. Cities that are growing/booming/trending are attracting people all over the world nowadays. For work, for leisure, for simply living there. I'm not saying just start building high-rises like there's no tomorrow. (Actually I think simple quotas with lottery systems would work best.) Control the influx, not just one symptom. > land who could be built on, is already built. Could you describe such an actual example? I can't really think of any place on Earth where we can't easily increase population density by building up.