On 3, as much as I hope the trend is true (I'd love more cheap apartments in the urban core) I'm not sure it is. People are moving and changing but I haven't se

On 3, as much as I hope the trend is true (I'd love more cheap apartments in the urban core) I'm not sure it is. People are moving and changing but I haven't seen any data that conclusively proves any narrative beyond 'people move houses even in a pandemic'. FWIW I currently live in comparatively non-dense socal and I'm planning on moving to Portland this fall. I plan to move into the Pearl district and work remote. I walk all the time (even when the weather is bad, it doesn't bother me) so I think it will be nice to have more than two coffee shops within walking distance. For context, my current city is just big enough to support a niche ice cream shop and some weird restaurants, but not big enough for there to be enough competitive pressure to force them to actually be good. It is nice when a market can be robust enough to force out poor competitors. A lot of folks moving from real cities to rural areas may be shocked to find how bad the food, coffee, shopping, and arts scenes can be. There's nothing wrong with Walmart+Target, Starbucks+Dunkin'Donuts, Olive Garden+Outback Steakhouse, but it is IMO worth it to have more options, even at the expense of a large lawn and privacy from neighbors.