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I think the post falls into the trap that many others have done too. Density, private equity ratio, less zoning, less regulation.. If people want affordable ho
by knallfrosch 4y ago
I think the post falls into the trap that many others have done too.
Density, private equity ratio, less zoning, less regulation..
If people want affordable housing, affordable housing needs to be built. It's housing that kinda sucks, accomodations that aren't attractive, streets that aren't safe, neighbours that are noisy, metro stops that are far away, plumbing that breaks, windows that aren't et al.
If it's attractive, it will be expensive. That's how pricing works.
- foogazi 4y agoCan affordable housing be built on expensive land ? Substitute desirability for expensive and it becomes clearer Density around desirability can super-charge it Everybody wants to get closer to it
- ripley12 4y agoThe end game of this line of thinking is "we need to make cities worse to make them more affordable." It's not great. > If it's attractive, it will be expensive. That's how pricing works. No. Prices are set by both supply and demand, and you're only considering demand.