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Unfortunately this isn't the case. Places that have good housing policy, like Texas or Japan, still have below-replacement TFR. There might be a correlation wi
by philwelch 2y ago
Unfortunately this isn't the case. Places that have good housing policy, like Texas or Japan, still have below-replacement TFR.
There might be a correlation with urbanization in general rather than housing policy specifically. Ever since antiquity, cities have been demographic black holes while most population growth occurred in rural areas.
- J_Shelby_J 2y agoI live in Texas. None of my siblings can afford to live in the neighborhood we grew up in and we all have good jobs.
- philwelch 2y agoI’m sorry you’ve been priced out of one specific neighborhood, but that’s not a fair reflection on the state as a whole, which builds housing faster than just about anywhere and, as a result, is starting to see housing prices drop (if not outright “crash”) in places like Austin.
- mensetmanusman 2y agoThere could be policies in place to double and triple the density with subsidies particularly for young families starting houses.
- philwelch 2y agoSubsidizing demand is the last thing you want to do when it comes to affordability, and the Texas cities are building massive amounts of multifamily housing.