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Re:The number of new apartments is at a 50-year high, but st... by lotsofpulp on Saturday May 03, 2025 @06:59AM (#43878212)
Coastal California is one of the most desirable places to live in the world.

It will always be higher priced than most other places, unless maybe it looked like Hong Kong, but that might so reduce how desirable it is.

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Re:The number of new apartments is at a 50-year high, but st... by energy123 on Saturday May 03, 2025 @07:15AM (#43878295)
I am not judging them based on price, because price is not under their direct control. I am judging them based on artificially depressed housing starts per capita and the lack of will to address it.
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Re:The number of new apartments is at a 50-year high, but st... by lotsofpulp on Saturday May 03, 2025 @07:29AM (#43878362)
It is possible that lots of people moving there would change the characteristics of the place, such as too many people on the trails/beaches/etc.

If coastal California added 10M apartments, I bet they would fill up. But what is the quality of life impact?

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