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> If most of a city was zoned to allow up to multi residential highrises rather than most of a city being zoned for single family The problem with this is the
by curun1r 4y ago
> If most of a city was zoned to allow up to multi residential highrises rather than most of a city being zoned for single family
The problem with this is the only entities with the financial power to build such buildings are large developers and corporate landlords. That leads to either high rents or high HOA fees. We need some way to pool prospective homeowners together to build this kind of high-density housing. Because otherwise we’re trading one problem for another and still failing to make home ownership affordable.
- detaro 4y agoIt still does mean more supply, so is beneficial for prices over a situation with less supply. > We need some way to pool That's e.g. a co-op, not exactly unusual concept to pay for housing construction at different scales.