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It’s not just zoning. Even with free land and no permit fees I don’t think it would possible to build a 1000sf house in Seattle for under 200k due to materials
by throw9away6 3y ago
It’s not just zoning. Even with free land and no permit fees I don’t think it would possible to build a 1000sf house in Seattle for under 200k due to materials and labor costs. Cheap housing is often only possible due to illegal practices such as hiring migrants below minimum wages and not building to code.
- epylar 3y agoThe labor cost might come down if there were cheaper housing.
- JumpCrisscross 3y ago> don’t think it would possible to build a 1000sf house in Seattle for under 200k due to materials and labor costs Single family? Maybe. (There is a lot of red tape in materials, too.) Building for a proper city? Much, much cheaper. Those are the economics of densification.
- Justsignedup 3y agoSingle family homes are a ponzi scheme. You can't gather enough revenue to maintain the roads and such. It's actually how we got in trouble to begin with. We need to build 4-6 family homes everywhere.