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Eh, reforms are starting to happen, like here in Oregon. https://bendbulletin.com/2025/12/13/middle-housing-slowly-densifying-bend-neighborhoods/ https://bendb

by davidw 9mo ago

Eh, reforms are starting to happen, like here in Oregon. https://bendbulletin.com/2025/12/13/middle-housing-slowly-densifying-bend-neighborhoods/ https://bendbulletin.com/2025/12/13/middle-housing-slowly-de... Or this: https://bendyimby.com/2025/06/12/detached-townhomes-come-to-bend/ https://bendyimby.com/2025/06/12/detached-townhomes-come-to-... And it continues: https://www.sightline.org/2025/06/04/oregons-zoning-reforms-are-working-but-they-need-some-upgrades/ https://www.sightline.org/2025/06/04/oregons-zoning-reforms-... It generally does not drop values, just allows for cheaper options.

fc417fc802 9mo ago
> It generally does not drop values, just allows for cheaper options. That can only be true if you suppose that the current values aren't driven by supply and demand. How do you propose to explain that?
- bombcar 9mo ago
  "drop" is doing a lot of work there; as these things are slow and take time, the "drop" is often a reduction in the rate of appreciation (which, everything else being the same, should roughly be equal inflation ± some fudge factor for desirability of the area).