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That’s awful that the supply is so small. It would be great if there was a big enough supply of affordable housing such that they could do away with the unfair

That’s awful that the supply is so small. It would be great if there was a big enough supply of affordable housing such that they could do away with the unfair lottery.

rahimnathwani 5y ago
A big enough supply of ANY housing would make housing affordable. 'Affordable' isn't an intrinsic property of a house. It's an outcome of the allocation system.
- newbie789 5y ago
  I assumed that “affordable” was an intrinsic property of a house in that it’s an objective number (cost) assigned to a property. Again it’s awful that there is a housing shortage, but “market rate” seems to mean “charges more than what would be considered to be ‘affordable’”. I could be wrong but I’m pretty sure that “more than affordable” and “more affordable” aren’t the same thing. Edit: I’m not really sure why I can’t respond to the child’s comment from this but I apologize. I thought we were talking about housing (eg a house one can afford vs a house that one cannot), not the minutiae of the English language. To clarify, I’m asking about housing that lower income people can move into vs other types of housing. I have zero interest in litigating “intrinsic vs extrinsic” on a topic as simple and self-obvious as “who gets to live in SF”
  - rahimnathwani 5y ago
    You and I may be using these words differently: - intrinsic (vs. extrinsic) - price (vs. cost) And your wording (like the use of the word 'charges') may suggest that you consider that suppliers of housing unilaterally set prices. When, in fact, a transaction can take place only when a buyer and a seller can agree on a price.
    - newbie789 5y ago
      Sorry, for some reason it took a long time before I was granted the ability to respond to this particular post (30min+ afaik). I’ve included my response to this post in an edit to the comment you’ve responded to.

That’s awful that the supply is so small. It would be great if there was a big enough supply of affordable housing such that they could do away with the unfair lottery.

rahimnathwani 5y ago

A big enough supply of ANY housing would make housing affordable. 'Affordable' isn't an intrinsic property of a house. It's an outcome of the allocation system.

newbie789 5y ago
I assumed that “affordable” was an intrinsic property of a house in that it’s an objective number (cost) assigned to a property. Again it’s awful that there is a housing shortage, but “market rate” seems to mean “charges more than what would be considered to be ‘affordable’”. I could be wrong but I’m pretty sure that “more than affordable” and “more affordable” aren’t the same thing. Edit: I’m not really sure why I can’t respond to the child’s comment from this but I apologize. I thought we were talking about housing (eg a house one can afford vs a house that one cannot), not the minutiae of the English language. To clarify, I’m asking about housing that lower income people can move into vs other types of housing. I have zero interest in litigating “intrinsic vs extrinsic” on a topic as simple and self-obvious as “who gets to live in SF”
- rahimnathwani 5y ago
  You and I may be using these words differently: - intrinsic (vs. extrinsic) - price (vs. cost) And your wording (like the use of the word 'charges') may suggest that you consider that suppliers of housing unilaterally set prices. When, in fact, a transaction can take place only when a buyer and a seller can agree on a price.
  - newbie789 5y ago
    Sorry, for some reason it took a long time before I was granted the ability to respond to this particular post (30min+ afaik). I’ve included my response to this post in an edit to the comment you’ve responded to.