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Re:Homelessness rises faster where rent exceeds a third of i... by aeternum on Monday January 03, 2022 @03:08PM (#29785946)
Assuming you're right and increasing density somehow does not decrease home value/price in the densest cities, then how can up zoning/increasing density help alleviate the housing crisis?

It's like saying 'We want to change the zoning to make housing more affordable but don't worry it won't make housing more affordable'.

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Re:Homelessness rises faster where rent exceeds a third of i... by cheriot on Monday January 03, 2022 @04:19PM (#29787073)
Because relaxed zoning increases the price of land and decreases the price of interior space. In the most expensive cities, it's the value of land that's going up. The houses themselves are often the same structures that housed the working class in the 50s.
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