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Thank GOD. Please stop moving here then. And if you hate it, leave and take that annoying attitude with you.

by Robdel12 3y ago

photonbeam 3y ago
The housing is still comparatively cheap though, so while it might slow it wont stop
- hn_throwaway_99 3y ago
  Define "comparatively". Ricky dink suburban ranch homes that are anywhere remotely central, but otherwise nothing special, go for 1.3-1.5 million. Sure, that's cheaper than super in-demand places like the Bay Area, but (a) property taxes are much higher here because we have no state income tax, and (b) it may be cheaper on a per-dollar basis, but salaries here aren't usually as high as SF or NY, and we have way, way, way fewer amenities compared to those cities.
coding123 3y ago
This should be a top comment.
autotune 3y ago
The unofficial motto of Austin has been "don't move here" for something like at least the last decade I think.
- rbolkey 3y ago
  The unofficial infrastructure policy has explicitly been "if we don't build it, they won't come" since at least the 70s.
kelnos 3y ago
This is what I've been saying about the people in SF. While I feel for you, I hope they don't come back here. Every city, including SF and Austin, are better off without the people who don't actually want to live there.
- davidw 3y ago
  Maybe if the Bay Area started building enough housing, people who wanted to live there could do so.
  - antisthenes 3y ago
    Maybe the techies should form a union and lobby the local municipalities to relax the zoning laws. After all, some of that monopolistic rent should go to good uses.
    - davidw 3y ago
      There are groups working on this: * https://new.yimbyaction.org/ https://new.yimbyaction.org/ * https://cayimby.org/ https://cayimby.org/
tayo42 3y ago
The article says they are trying to... The rising interest rate thing sucks. People are trapped in their home, because an equal value home mortage would cost more. Then there isn't any supply, so prices go up, making it even harder, now even equivalent homes are less quality
dang 3y ago
Please don't take HN threads into regional flamewar, or any flamewar, no matter which region or group you have a problem with. It's not what this site is for, and destroys what it is for. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

Thank GOD. Please stop moving here then. And if you hate it, leave and take that annoying attitude with you.

photonbeam 3y ago

The housing is still comparatively cheap though, so while it might slow it wont stop

hn_throwaway_99 3y ago
Define "comparatively". Ricky dink suburban ranch homes that are anywhere remotely central, but otherwise nothing special, go for 1.3-1.5 million. Sure, that's cheaper than super in-demand places like the Bay Area, but (a) property taxes are much higher here because we have no state income tax, and (b) it may be cheaper on a per-dollar basis, but salaries here aren't usually as high as SF or NY, and we have way, way, way fewer amenities compared to those cities.

coding123 3y ago

This should be a top comment.

autotune 3y ago

The unofficial motto of Austin has been "don't move here" for something like at least the last decade I think.

rbolkey 3y ago
The unofficial infrastructure policy has explicitly been "if we don't build it, they won't come" since at least the 70s.

kelnos 3y ago

This is what I've been saying about the people in SF. While I feel for you, I hope they don't come back here. Every city, including SF and Austin, are better off without the people who don't actually want to live there.

davidw 3y ago
Maybe if the Bay Area started building enough housing, people who wanted to live there could do so.
- antisthenes 3y ago
  Maybe the techies should form a union and lobby the local municipalities to relax the zoning laws. After all, some of that monopolistic rent should go to good uses.
  - davidw 3y ago
    There are groups working on this: * https://new.yimbyaction.org/ https://new.yimbyaction.org/ * https://cayimby.org/ https://cayimby.org/

tayo42 3y ago

The article says they are trying to... The rising interest rate thing sucks. People are trapped in their home, because an equal value home mortage would cost more. Then there isn't any supply, so prices go up, making it even harder, now even equivalent homes are less quality

dang 3y ago

Please don't take HN threads into regional flamewar, or any flamewar, no matter which region or group you have a problem with. It's not what this site is for, and destroys what it is for. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html