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The "corporate interests" thing is a bogeyman. They're a symptom of the problem, rather than a cause, as is explained here: https://www.strongtowns.org/journal
by davidw 2y ago
The "corporate interests" thing is a bogeyman. They're a symptom of the problem, rather than a cause, as is explained here:
https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2024/2/21-going-after-corporate-homebuyers-good-politics-ineffective-policy https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2024/2/21-going-after-co...
If you go to local hearings and listen in on city council meetings, you start seeing a pattern of people who "got theirs" trying to stop homes from being built:
https://bendyimby.com/2024/04/16/the-hearing-and-the-housing-shortage/ https://bendyimby.com/2024/04/16/the-hearing-and-the-housing...
- dingnuts 2y agothe existing housing stock would be fine if the population wasn't growing. With birth rates as they are, increased demand and increased crowding is a choice made through immigration policy. unpopular political stance, I know, but you can't welcome in unlimited residents without expecting the existing inhabitants to get used to more crowding or fight over the available space
- davidw 2y agoOr you could build more housing. Many of those immigrants would love to work doing that! And a lot of it is actually not really immigrants anyway, but household formation in a large cohort: https://oregoneconomicanalysis.com/2023/10/26/household-formation-in-oregon/ https://oregoneconomicanalysis.com/2023/10/26/household-form... Oh, also, in any case the existing housing stock would not be fine, because people migrate around the country, too, to places with jobs, or away from places in decline. A vacant house in Cyanide Springs, Oklahoma doesn't do much good if your job is in Mountain View, California.