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Celerity

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6. the 'I got mine, FUCK YOU' crowd

Reply to DBoon (Reply #1)

Wed Nov 13, 2019, 07:34 PM

Nov 2019

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If my father did not have a house in the LA area, I would never live there (I do not even live there atm, so there is that) if I had to pay. I might consider buying if there was a massive market crash, but that is pretty unlikely in our area (near the ocean, very near) barring a crazy huge earthquake, in which case (especially if it was the 'big one') it might all be in the Pacific anyway.

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How California Became America's Housing Market Nightmare [View all] ansible Nov 2019 OP

... and homeowner groups throughout the state are actively opposing new housing DBoon Nov 2019 #1

the 'I got mine, FUCK YOU' crowd Celerity Nov 2019 #6

Climate change, wildfires, & water scarcity might make CA uninhabitable soon. nt tblue37 Nov 2019 #19

I always wonder how people afford living in Cali D_Master81 Nov 2019 #2

Not everywhere in CA is the same. My wife and I live on the northern coast. 3/1 1552 sq ft for 205k. Garrett78 Nov 2019 #4

Same here. Two story home Polly Hennessey Nov 2019 #7

Those tv shows always surprise me. rownesheck Nov 2019 #14

What about property taxes in Texas? ansible Nov 2019 #24

people afford CA housing prices by rolling equity from prior house into new or two incomes paying Demovictory9 Nov 2019 #25

Where are they going to put them? LisaM Nov 2019 #3

Not only that, but where are they going to get the water for them? I agree with Nay Nov 2019 #5

Well, mostly bad. They are demanding infrastucture be in place for one thing. LisaM Nov 2019 #8

Most young professionals won't move to inland cities. Blue_true Nov 2019 #11

I get that, but there are liberal enclaves LisaM Nov 2019 #12

I agree with you that not everyone go to two universities. Blue_true Nov 2019 #15

You could change some states to purple - at least - with 10,000 new residents. LisaM Nov 2019 #17

Very true. roamer65 Nov 2019 #20

Apply that to any state. The same trend happens. Blue_true Nov 2019 #21

Correct. roamer65 Nov 2019 #22

Problem. Blue_true Nov 2019 #9

Well, they can't just spread out in Washington. LisaM Nov 2019 #10

Good thing they passed some rent control laws... VarryOn Nov 2019 #13

Those HGTV shows kill me... SKKY Nov 2019 #16

Rolf. Where do they find these fuckers. miyazaki Nov 2019 #23

My friend in Culver City, right on the edge of LA mokawanis Nov 2019 #18

Allow me to point out that one 'bad government' example ... to whit, Proposition 13 ... mr_lebowski Nov 2019 #26