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I think we’re overstating the WFH effect in a lot of places. During Covid I moved from CA to Boise, ID. On the surface, it seems like I’d be part of the problem
by ashtonkem 5y ago
I think we’re overstating the WFH effect in a lot of places. During Covid I moved from CA to Boise, ID. On the surface, it seems like I’d be part of the problem that’s driving up the cost of homes in the area. But once you dig in a bit more, you’ll realize that the majority of the people moving to Boise come from ... the rest of Idaho.
There are more trends at play in the housing market above and beyond office workers moving to or from WFH.
- throwaway0a5e 5y ago>On the surface, it seems like I’d be part of the problem that’s driving up the cost of homes in the area. But once you dig in a bit more, you’ll realize that the majority of the people moving to Boise come from ... the rest of Idaho. It only takes a minority of bad actors to ruin a good thing for everybody.
- ashtonkem 5y agoBuying a house is bad faith? That seems pretty unkind of you.
- throwaway0a5e 5y agoI said "bad actors" not "bad faith". Litter in the economic park is litter in the economic park regardless of whether someone tossed it there intentionally or the wind took it from someone who would otherwise have thrown it in a trashcan.
- ashtonkem 5y agoSo, buying a house outside CA is like littering?