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Kevin
@kevinrmatthews.bsky.social
MA Env Policy Energy & Sustainability. Climate Hawk. YIMBY.
"But we had restrictive zoning and needless regulations before 2008 and still managed to build plenty of housing. That suggests that these are not the main obstacles to more construction." Someone should put you and Kevin Erdman in a room.
November 24, 2025 at 12:23 PM
I've never really trusted the favorites bar tbh.
November 20, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Nationwide price to income ratio was about 2 to 1 in the 1960s and 70s, it's more than double that today and much higher in expensive Metros
November 18, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Someone else said we should offer a trade where we start using the metric system in exchange for the rest of the world getting rid of Celsius and nothing has made more sense to me
November 18, 2025 at 3:56 PM
If you're not willing to stand up to the Community Municipal League, not sure why you'd stand up to Trump.
November 16, 2025 at 3:34 PM
The older I get, the more I find this to be true.
November 15, 2025 at 6:26 PM
A federal program that deported 400,000 immigrants from 2008-2014 increased new-construction home prices by 16%, or $50k. This is net of reduced demand effects.

2023 paper

haas.berkeley.edu/wp-content/u...
November 15, 2025 at 5:50 PM
All of this is correct.
November 14, 2025 at 2:52 PM