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housing

What a place to live costs and why: how much gets built, zoning, and who is blamed for the price.

What people on korrents have said about housing, newest first — 4 positions from 3 people.

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Who Everyone NSNoah Smith 2 PLPieter Levels 1 TPThomas Ptacek 1
When All time Past 1 yearPast 3 yearsPast 5 years
  1. PL

    Pieter Levels quoted

    Our readingHousing affordability is almost the direct inverse of how many new homes are built, so the answer is to build more houses.

    Their wordsThe chart of housing affordability is almost a direct inverse of how many new homes are built It's that simple Build more houses!

    ↗The chart of housing affordability is almost a direct inverse of how many new homes are builtlevels.io

    Interesting
  2. 12 days earlier
  3. TP

    Thomas Ptacek quoted

    Our readingThe "private equity is buying up all the houses" argument is both wrong and an excuse for deferring zoning reform.

    Their wordsProgressive slopulism really fucked us with this "Private equity is buying up all the houses" argument. It's a fractally stupid concern AND an excuse for deferring zoning reform.

    ↗@tqbf on Xx.com

    Interesting
  4. 12 months earlier
  5. NS

    Noah Smith quoted

    Our readingThe "private equity is buying up all the houses" argument is both wrong and an excuse for deferring zoning reform.

    Their wordsThe first of the two charts shows that institutional buyers — which includes private equity, BlackRock, etc. — own only a tiny sliver of the homes in America.

    ↗Corporations aren't the reason your rent is too highnoahpinion.blog

    America

    Interesting
  6. 17 months earlier
  7. NS

    Noah Smith quoted

    Our readingHousing affordability is almost the direct inverse of how many new homes are built, so the answer is to build more houses.

    Their wordsThis is exactly how building market-rate housing — even fancy “luxury” market-rate housing — makes housing more affordable in general.

    ↗Market-rate housing will make your city cheapernoahpinion.blog

    Interesting