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It sounds like you have shifting baseline syndrome. Omaha last year built fewer houses than had built 25 years ago, but the city is a third larger than it was 2
by jeffbee 2y ago
It sounds like you have shifting baseline syndrome. Omaha last year built fewer houses than had built 25 years ago, but the city is a third larger than it was 25 years ago. So in fact it is building slower than it did in the past.
- JKCalhoun 2y agoI don't doubt you have the numbers. I've only been here three years. I live on the west end of town where (seemingly) all the new construction is going on.
- jeffbee 2y agoSure. New housing units permitted: https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/OMAH531BPPRIV https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/OMAH531BPPRIV Population Omaha (note: change in statistical area): https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/OMAPOP https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/OMAPOP Housing starts per 1000 residents: https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/OMAPOP https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/OMAPOP