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A comment on Oakland shows how to expand housing supply: tell developers they can build homes. Parent comment

Re:Oakland shows how to expand housing supply: tell develope... by fortran77 on Monday December 02, 2019 @11:34AM (#21683959)
Many people who own houses don't want the value/price of their homes to go up, because that means property taxes will go up.
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Re:Oakland shows how to expand housing supply: tell develope... by ummonk on Monday December 02, 2019 @12:35PM (#21684605)
Not in California, thanks to Prop 13. Homeowners can have their cake and eat it too.
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Re:Oakland shows how to expand housing supply: tell develope... by fortran77 on Monday December 02, 2019 @01:14PM (#21685061)
I live in California. I don't like the fact that house prices have risen so much faster than wages.
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