Re:Welcome to the Future: Middle-Class Housing Projects
by verg on Saturday April 02, 2016 @05:24PM
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Tokyo, Toronto, and Houston are all examples of large cities where it is relatively easy to build housing and housing is relatively cheap.
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Re:Welcome to the Future: Middle-Class Housing Projects
by dagw on Saturday April 02, 2016 @05:41PM
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Frist time I've heard anybody use Tokyo as an example of cities with cheap housing.
Re:Welcome to the Future: Middle-Class Housing Projects
by beeboop on Saturday April 02, 2016 @06:36PM
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Desirable areas of housing in Houston are only cheap relative to SF area, downtown Portland, and downtown Seattle. Plenty of million dollar condos in Houston, and a nice but small one bedroom/studio in a good part of Houston start at about $1500 a month.
It does appear to be easy to build here, though. Tons of new high density residential being built, but it's not making the prices come down at all.