Despite money and effort, homelessness in SF as bad as ever

Re:Despite money and effort, homelessness in SF as bad as ever by Mz on Tuesday June 27, 2017 @10:39PM (#14651333)

In addition to being larger, houses today are more lavish. In the 1950s, houses were around 1200 square feet, they had a kitchen and a bathroom but did not necessarily have a washer and dryer or air conditioner. They certainly did not have a microwave and probably did not have a dishwasher. They tended to have less insulation, less electrical wiring, etc.

Yes, there is data on such things. There are a number of reasons that housing has gone up in cost, but size inflation is absolutely a contributing factor.

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Re:Despite money and effort, homelessness in SF as bad as ever by closeparen on Tuesday June 27, 2017 @10:50PM (#14651364)

The appliances you're describing are a few hundred to a few thousand dollars each. Maybe we could expect the full package to contribute $30k, or even $50k, of increased costs.

This could explain a jump from $200k to $250k. Not from $50k to $200k.

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Re:Despite money and effort, homelessness in SF as bad as ever by Mz on Tuesday June 27, 2017 @10:52PM (#14651372)

Average housing size has also more than doubled, plus there is inflation. Average new housing is above 2400 sq ft, nearly 2500, iirc.

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