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> Since builders do not want to build, Show me a builder that doesn’t want to build, and I’ll show you a city planning department that makes it impossible to d
by anonuser123456 6y ago
> Since builders do not want to build,
Show me a builder that doesn’t want to build, and I’ll show you a city planning department that makes it impossible to do so.
Builders are like any business. They want a margin. If they can’t make a margin, they don’t build.
The only way government can build cheaper than a builder is to bypass its own regulatory morass. At which point one might ask, why not just let the builders operate on the same rule set.
- blackrock 6y agoThis is true. California has such stupid over-regulations, such as requiring solar panels, on all new housing, at a cost of about $30,000, that gets footed by the consumer. And this is on top of already expensive housing! All these regulations increase the cost of building, and decreases the builder’s profit margin. The only solution here, is to roll back these burdensome regulations and environmental review policies.