Austin's Surge of New Housing Construction Drove Down Rents

Re:Austin's Surge of New Housing Construction Drove Down Rents by chmod775 on Friday March 20, 2026 @12:18PM (#47456791)

"Not worth the opportunity cost" is not the same as "not financially viable". It means that there are lower risk/higher return investment opportunities than creating that housing. More simply stated "Why would I want to turn my $100 into $110 +/- 20% if I could turn them into $130 +/- 20% instead?"

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Re:Austin's Surge of New Housing Construction Drove Down Rents by BobbyJo on Saturday March 21, 2026 @05:09PM (#47471390)

"I lost a foot" is not the same as "diabetes caused me to need my left leg amputated below the knee", but if you're talking about whether or not you can make it to the store a few blocks away without assistance the distinction isn't really important.

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Re:Austin's Surge of New Housing Construction Drove Down Rents by chmod775 on Tuesday March 24, 2026 @05:59AM (#47500487)

Absolute gibberish.

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