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Yeah I don't really understand the nimbys who think that building more housing will make their house prices go down. Nearly everywhere in the world, house price
by porphyra 2y ago
Yeah I don't really understand the nimbys who think that building more housing will make their house prices go down. Nearly everywhere in the world, house prices are way higher in densely populated cities than in the sparsely populated suburbs. Perhaps the Bay Area is more of an exception (expensive suburb).
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- d4mi3n 2y agoA lot of things drive those prices, but a big one is access to work and amenities. Mostly work, though. The Bay Area is characterized by suburbs, but also provides some of the highest paid and most highly desired jobs in the country.
- nerdponx 2y agoI can't imagine that they're highly desired for any reason other than the earnings potential. Not only in those jobs specifically, but also in the future opportunities that they unlock.
- TaylorAlexander 2y agoWell they’re high paying and very comfortable jobs, and the surrounding area is filled with natural beauty. It wouldn’t have the same appeal if you got that pay installing solar panels on roofs in the Central Valley.
- bombcar 2y agoThe NIMBYs are more against change than they are against house price variations specifically. Most want to continue living where they're living without it becoming vastly different, and so they oppose things that would change it, even if it would make them more money theoretically.