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Re:Home Price to Income Ratio by quantumBerry on Monday September 20, 2021 @07:42PM (#28600449)
The cheapest land on which you could build a yurt or small cabin (illegally) in Berkeley I found on realtor is 60k (it is pending sale). The cheapest house is well north of 200k. You could build your own yurt or cabin for only 10 grand. You're joking yourself if that isn't very cheap by comparison.

[1] https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/55-Panoram...

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Re:Home Price to Income Ratio by joe_the_user on Monday September 20, 2021 @08:20PM (#28600672)
If you are talking of hypotheticals, there are a substantial number of ex-hippies who'd let ten people set up ten yurts in the back/unused parts of their property. Which is to say that you are correct that zoning is a force that keeps the cost of housing high.
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Re:Home Price to Income Ratio by quantumBerry on Monday September 20, 2021 @08:22PM (#28600684)
Great, will I be able to register my kid for public school there after doing so? I'll put the yurt down as my primary residence; I hear Berkeley has good public schools. If so give me their contact information and I will take a serious look at getting set up.
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Re:Home Price to Income Ratio by mikeryan on Wednesday September 22, 2021 @03:51PM (#28620944)
That land is at about a 60 degree slope, doesn’t have street parking nor off street parking nor any utilities and crappy cell service.
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