US Construction worker productivity has dropped 40% in the last 50 years

Re:US Construction worker productivity has dropped 40% in th... by mike50 on Monday January 23, 2023 @08:29PM (#34497841)

That's not the root cause. The Root cause is needing a house for your car.

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Re:US Construction worker productivity has dropped 40% in th... by RC_ITR on Tuesday January 24, 2023 @02:14AM (#34500459)

I disagree.

The root cause is that homes are in part appraised (for mortgage purposes) on hypothetical rebuild costs, so this is a way to make those rebuild costs higher (and justify why you’re paying $500k for something that cost $40k in 1980).

If it weren’t car garages, it would be kitchens.

Cars are a separate problem, as evidenced by the extreme housing prices in some of America’s least car reliant cities (NYC, SF, Boston, DC, etc.).

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