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Yep, and they’d have even more job growth and pull in more people if they built more housing.
November 25, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Yep, and they’d have even more job growth and pull in more people if they built more housing.
That’s the essence of YIMBY. Let’s make infill as easy as possible. Sure there are technical challenges and it’s physically complicated, etc., but it should be legal in all cases, and there should be no heigh limits.
November 25, 2025 at 11:17 PM
That’s the essence of YIMBY. Let’s make infill as easy as possible. Sure there are technical challenges and it’s physically complicated, etc., but it should be legal in all cases, and there should be no heigh limits.
Yeah it was hyperbole for effect
November 25, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Yeah it was hyperbole for effect
Actually no NYC has more people than the Houston metro area.
November 25, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Actually no NYC has more people than the Houston metro area.
Price per sq ft is the revealed preference of the population. Doesn’t mean every single person wants the same thing.
November 25, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Price per sq ft is the revealed preference of the population. Doesn’t mean every single person wants the same thing.
I mean, a downtown Houston apartment is like half or a third the price per sq ft as most of NYC.
November 25, 2025 at 8:46 PM
I mean, a downtown Houston apartment is like half or a third the price per sq ft as most of NYC.
Yeah didn’t say that at all. Just saying that most people would choose NYC if they could afford it. Even that’s probably an overstatement, but the basic point stands that huge numbers more than currently do live there would choose it if they could afford it.
November 25, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Yeah didn’t say that at all. Just saying that most people would choose NYC if they could afford it. Even that’s probably an overstatement, but the basic point stands that huge numbers more than currently do live there would choose it if they could afford it.
If people liked mid-sized cities as much as living in walkable areas of NYC, the prices would be closer to each other!
November 25, 2025 at 8:04 PM
If people liked mid-sized cities as much as living in walkable areas of NYC, the prices would be closer to each other!
I’ve visited several times for work and to see friends, never lived there. It’s always been a great time and each time I have spent 3-5x as much money on and during the trip than I had hoped
November 25, 2025 at 7:53 PM
I’ve visited several times for work and to see friends, never lived there. It’s always been a great time and each time I have spent 3-5x as much money on and during the trip than I had hoped
Ok, apply the same principle to LA, San Diego or SF Bay Area
November 25, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Ok, apply the same principle to LA, San Diego or SF Bay Area
I have no idea what percentage of the population I think it is, but I think 1) it (rightly) includes some international population (immigration is good) and 2) is large enough that rents rents would decrease while population increased if NYC had a massive building spree
November 25, 2025 at 7:50 PM
I have no idea what percentage of the population I think it is, but I think 1) it (rightly) includes some international population (immigration is good) and 2) is large enough that rents rents would decrease while population increased if NYC had a massive building spree
That’s kind of my point. Houston has similar population but prices are 1/3 or 1/2 the price, signaling that if NYC made it as easy to build as in Houston, NYC would see its population increase and/or rents would decrease.
November 25, 2025 at 7:46 PM
That’s kind of my point. Houston has similar population but prices are 1/3 or 1/2 the price, signaling that if NYC made it as easy to build as in Houston, NYC would see its population increase and/or rents would decrease.
The rent and land value in NYC is really truly a definitive demonstration of the preferences of most people.
November 25, 2025 at 7:30 PM
The rent and land value in NYC is really truly a definitive demonstration of the preferences of most people.
Fair, I guess I said “anyone” but I meant “most people.” You got me
November 25, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Fair, I guess I said “anyone” but I meant “most people.” You got me
Well the priced-out are moving to other cities than Houston. Obviously I was using Houston as a stand in for basically all cities whose main appeal is low cost of living - which is basically every city in the US outside of NYC, LA, DC, Boston, San Diego, maybe SF Bay Area and Philly.
November 25, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Well the priced-out are moving to other cities than Houston. Obviously I was using Houston as a stand in for basically all cities whose main appeal is low cost of living - which is basically every city in the US outside of NYC, LA, DC, Boston, San Diego, maybe SF Bay Area and Philly.
If there was really the same demand to live in Dallas or Houston as in NYC, then rents and populations would be higher in Dallas and Houston. It’s a simple fact.
November 25, 2025 at 7:20 PM
If there was really the same demand to live in Dallas or Houston as in NYC, then rents and populations would be higher in Dallas and Houston. It’s a simple fact.
When talking about choosing cities to live in, I think it’s fair to assume we’re talking about the population of people who are interested in moving to a new place/don’t have ties to a particular place.
November 25, 2025 at 7:19 PM
When talking about choosing cities to live in, I think it’s fair to assume we’re talking about the population of people who are interested in moving to a new place/don’t have ties to a particular place.
That seems way wrong. If I can’t be in the central parts of a city, I would rather be in a smaller city than on the outskirts of a major city.
November 25, 2025 at 7:07 PM
That seems way wrong. If I can’t be in the central parts of a city, I would rather be in a smaller city than on the outskirts of a major city.
Is this a joke?
November 25, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Is this a joke?