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Culture flourishes in places with abundant and inexpensive floor space.
If you want cool bars, restaurants, art galleries, nightclubs, and theaters, you need (a) lots of cheap housing for workers, and (b) lots of commercial spaces where people can open a small business on a shoestring budget.
If you want cool bars, restaurants, art galleries, nightclubs, and theaters, you need (a) lots of cheap housing for workers, and (b) lots of commercial spaces where people can open a small business on a shoestring budget.
It's funny how every big city in North America has that one otherwise totally unremarkable strip mall way out in the suburbs that has been taken over by Asian restaurateurs and is now an internationally recognized foodie destination.
January 12, 2026 at 8:31 PM
Culture flourishes in places with abundant and inexpensive floor space.
If you want cool bars, restaurants, art galleries, nightclubs, and theaters, you need (a) lots of cheap housing for workers, and (b) lots of commercial spaces where people can open a small business on a shoestring budget.
If you want cool bars, restaurants, art galleries, nightclubs, and theaters, you need (a) lots of cheap housing for workers, and (b) lots of commercial spaces where people can open a small business on a shoestring budget.
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Do you need a big dumb bike ride on your timeline?
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It's actually a huge problem that most people own their homes and that the dominant narrative is that it is an "investment." At precisely some of the important times when you want to sell your home, like economic downturns or new climate understanding, it has lost a chunk of its value.
"If risk accountability means that current sellers get less money for the homes they sell, that is good. Those homes are worth less money than they used to be. Suppressing risks doesn’t make property worth more, it just dumps the losses on the next buyer."
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Will your next home be a climate lemon?
Efforts to suppress disclosure of grave climate risks in brittle areas cheat buyers and sabotage communities.
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December 18, 2025 at 6:41 AM
It's actually a huge problem that most people own their homes and that the dominant narrative is that it is an "investment." At precisely some of the important times when you want to sell your home, like economic downturns or new climate understanding, it has lost a chunk of its value.
And a huge special thanks to the folks in journalism for warning us about the other guy being old 🙄
December 15, 2025 at 8:39 PM
And a huge special thanks to the folks in journalism for warning us about the other guy being old 🙄
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How long before YIMBY zealots say if you don’t want the military deployed in your city you are a NIMBY?
November 30, 2025 at 5:51 PM
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You want nice, aesthetically pleasing housing?
Make a competitive market so exterior aesthetics are actually a compelling differentiator.
Make a competitive market so exterior aesthetics are actually a compelling differentiator.
November 26, 2025 at 3:57 AM
You want nice, aesthetically pleasing housing?
Make a competitive market so exterior aesthetics are actually a compelling differentiator.
Make a competitive market so exterior aesthetics are actually a compelling differentiator.
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It's very funny that in an urban context people say that apartments will destroy the neighborhood by bringing rich people in and in a suburban context people say that apartments will destroy the neighborhood by bringing poor people in. Is 'funny' the right word?
Building new housing does not destroy neighborhoods. Single family homes are the most expensive and luxurious form of housing, which is why nearly all rich people live in them.
It’s called capitalism, comrade. Funny you’re worried about my $200k in equity but give a pass to developers who make millions by destroying neighborhoods to put in highnpriced, luxury, high density housing.
You think they’re building affordable dwellings? LOL
You think they’re building affordable dwellings? LOL
November 16, 2025 at 4:45 PM
It's very funny that in an urban context people say that apartments will destroy the neighborhood by bringing rich people in and in a suburban context people say that apartments will destroy the neighborhood by bringing poor people in. Is 'funny' the right word?
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The devil’s second best trick was convincing N.American urban planners that people couldn’t live near businesses
Call it Anti-Industrial Policy: we need is a suite of policies to nudge Americans to own and operate more little public-facing businesses. Speciality shops. Six-seater bars. Esoteric services. Restaurants serving two or three dishes. It would lower overall productivity and increase quality of life.
September 5, 2025 at 1:45 AM
The devil’s second best trick was convincing N.American urban planners that people couldn’t live near businesses
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US survey of construction data: Multifamily housing construction takes longer than it used to—up to 10 months longer on average, compared to several decades ago. Single-family homes take about the same time to be completed.
August 18, 2025 at 8:40 PM
US survey of construction data: Multifamily housing construction takes longer than it used to—up to 10 months longer on average, compared to several decades ago. Single-family homes take about the same time to be completed.
Car in a parking lot gets hit by an ebike. Driver careens across the street, jumps a curb, kills one child and injures another. @nbcbayarea.com decides to quote someone saying ebikes are out control. C'mon man. 🙄
@thewaroncars.bsky.social @americanfietser.bsky.social How on earth is the e-bike responsible if the car plowed onto the sidewalk and into children?
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Car crash that killed young boy started when e-bike hit car
A family is mourning the loss of their 4-year-old son who was hit and killed by a car in Burlingame Friday night.
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August 13, 2025 at 6:01 AM
Car in a parking lot gets hit by an ebike. Driver careens across the street, jumps a curb, kills one child and injures another. @nbcbayarea.com decides to quote someone saying ebikes are out control. C'mon man. 🙄
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With or without
documentation, simply due to skin color.
documentation, simply due to skin color.
June 14, 2025 at 12:15 AM
With or without
documentation, simply due to skin color.
documentation, simply due to skin color.
@washingtonpost.com if this is what you're going to focus on, I'm not going to buy a subscription. Joe Biden isn't in office anymore, isn't arbitrarily imprisoning people abroad, isn't using memecoins as a bribery scheme, and isn't selling out our national interests to foreign dictators.
May 15, 2025 at 5:54 AM
@washingtonpost.com if this is what you're going to focus on, I'm not going to buy a subscription. Joe Biden isn't in office anymore, isn't arbitrarily imprisoning people abroad, isn't using memecoins as a bribery scheme, and isn't selling out our national interests to foreign dictators.
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When vacancy rates rise, rents fall. It's the most robust finding in housing. If you want housing costs to fall, you have to build.
April 30, 2025 at 10:03 PM
When vacancy rates rise, rents fall. It's the most robust finding in housing. If you want housing costs to fall, you have to build.
I think I get where this perception comes from, but the fact of the matter is, new apartments do decrease neighborhood rents. This paper takes advantage of a natural experiment to detect the effect of new apartments on neighborhood rents: research.upjohn.org/cgi/viewcont...
April 27, 2025 at 10:32 PM
I think I get where this perception comes from, but the fact of the matter is, new apartments do decrease neighborhood rents. This paper takes advantage of a natural experiment to detect the effect of new apartments on neighborhood rents: research.upjohn.org/cgi/viewcont...
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"I got mine! If you can't get yours, that's a you problem." - an anti-capitalist
April 23, 2025 at 7:30 AM
"I got mine! If you can't get yours, that's a you problem." - an anti-capitalist
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In this piece, Tyler Harper argues that price inflation for hobbies could ultimately lead to a society which is less tolerant of diversity. I think that on its own is worth worrying about, but there's is also a housing aspect to this. #HousingTheoryOfEverything
In this piece, Tyler Harper argues that price inflation for hobbies could ultimately lead to a society which is less tolerant of diversity. I think that on its own is worth worrying about, but there's is also a housing aspect to this. #HousingTheoryOfEverything
What We Lose When We’re Priced Out of Our Hobbies
For a lot of people, it’s getting too expensive to knit or fish.
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April 20, 2025 at 11:58 PM
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In this piece, Tyler Harper argues that price inflation for hobbies could ultimately lead to a society which is less tolerant of diversity. I think that on its own is worth worrying about, but there's is also a housing aspect to this. #HousingTheoryOfEverything
In this piece, Tyler Harper argues that price inflation for hobbies could ultimately lead to a society which is less tolerant of diversity. I think that on its own is worth worrying about, but there's is also a housing aspect to this. #HousingTheoryOfEverything
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Feeling depressed? Work will set you free! 🙄
February 15, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Feeling depressed? Work will set you free! 🙄
Seems like we need more multifamily construction so the boomers can downsize!
www.businessinsider.com/older-homeow...
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Baby boomer homeowners fear losing their properties as they spend down their savings
Some baby boomer homeowners are struggling to hang onto their homes as housing costs soar.
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January 5, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Seems like we need more multifamily construction so the boomers can downsize!
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What the fuck, Cheesman Park?
January 1, 2025 at 7:03 PM
What the fuck, Cheesman Park?