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Re:Austin's Surge of New Housing Construction Drove Down Rents by otherme123 on Thursday March 19, 2026 @02:24AM (#47435651)
Why the investment funds have to build the houses? Houses has been built/funded from zero by the future owners since forever, either individually or through cooperatives. That way, "investors" don't need a positive ROI, and they happily lose money overall if they get a home.

I know some people that are currently "willing to invest" in buying a ship container or two and transform it into a house to get costs down. The problem? Regulations don't allow them to put the container in their own property.

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Re:Austin's Surge of New Housing Construction Drove Down Rents by Dylan16807 on Thursday March 19, 2026 @03:13AM (#47435931)
Using a shipping container is almost always a stupid plan compared to just putting up some wood. As much as I want to make zoning more flexible, I'm not in a rush to change that particular regulation.
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Re:Austin's Surge of New Housing Construction Drove Down Rents by otherme123 on Friday March 20, 2026 @04:10AM (#47451814)
Sounds arrogant to block someone else plan to have a home, just because you don't like it. And then claim regulations are not the problem, but lack of willing to invest.

If you think containers are a bad idea, don't buy one.

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Re:Austin's Surge of New Housing Construction Drove Down Rents by Dylan16807 on Sunday March 22, 2026 @07:33AM (#47476443)
The demand for containers is rare and they don't really save money over building small out of reasonable materials. That specific regulation isn't blocking anyone from having a home.
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