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He's saying that while the numbers make it look like we're building homes slightly faster than the population is growing that's not the case once you count off
by dsfyu404ed 4y ago
He's saying that while the numbers make it look like we're building homes slightly faster than the population is growing that's not the case once you count off the books immigration. So the housing deficit is getting worse, not better.
- UncleOxidant 4y agoOff-the-books immigration is by definition tough to quantify. But it doesn't seem likely that illegal immigrants are either renting or buying houses in large numbers since they don't tend to have a lot of money. More likely they're doubling up with family that's already here and as such not causing a significant amount of housing demand.
- Auracle 4y agoThat's a huge reach. You can only "double up" so much.
- theGnuMe 4y agoYeah they quadruple up or even live 10 families to a 2bdrm and sleep in shifts.
- UncleOxidant 4y agoA hispanic family lives next door. 1200 sq ft. house. 4 BR (it would be 3 BR but the garage was converted to a BR), 1 bathroom. At times they've had up to 12 people living there. I can't imagine it, but somehow they manage to make it work.