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It's almost as if people want to live where the jobs are
I agree. But, we all know that those areas breed competition. So, either people have to pay top dollar or get a side hustle
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It's almost as if people want to live where the jobs are
There’s plenty room in America to build homes, but the average person wants to live in a cosmopolitan city.
I always joke about New Yorkers complaining about space, but no one wants to live in upstate NY.
Plenty rural areas in the Great Plains, Midwest, west, etc and certain areas in the south.
But people want to live closer to the city. The price will always be expensive
I agree. But, we all know that those areas breed competition. So, either people have to pay top dollar or get a side hustle
A lot of young people don’t want to get their hands dirty or do hard labor
Infrastructure is lacking due to neglect (By us, as well as the government). There aren’t any perks to doing construction or blue collar work these days. Why? Because they aren’t paying.
I’ve seen it myself and I understand. Why do all this hard labor, strenuous work, and still not be able to afford certain luxuries or be able to take care of my family? It’s pointless.
Not many teens, or 20s somethings are lining up to do construction work. And a lot of our elders are getting long in the tooth.
My uncle is 62, he’s been roofing since 18. There’s definitely a staffing shortage in the construction industry but no one seems to be talking about it.
Humans are social creatures. I don’t think most young adults wanna move to a rural part of the country. That isn’t unique to this generation.
I agree. But people have to make the decision.
…. Those rural areas can populate and become attractive areas of enough people move there. All I’m saying, sort of like NYC, you’ve got 8+ million people populating the two main islands….
Upstate NYC is fullll of land and opportunity (of course no one wants to move there because it’s not like the city).
But the drawbacks to being in a city is the fact that it’s going to be expensive. We’ve learned time and time and again, in human history when it comes to supply and demand, especially in terms of exclusivity, you have to pay extra.
Probably that liberal Houston zoning
It doesn't hurt people are willing to build out and live a little outside the city. Katy and Fort Bend County have been booming.
Houston has them underground tunnels people move in. That's why it can look dead.
We feast on the impending defaultsNow, what happens when they have kids and somebody gets laid off? Who knows
Trust me. People wouldn't mind living in those places if we had high speed rail in this country. You go to the city and enjoy the night life or work and be back home in an hour or less. Don't have to drive or take an expensive uber.There’s plenty room in America to build homes, but the average person wants to live in a cosmopolitan city.
I always joke about New Yorkers complaining about space, but no one wants to live in upstate NY.
Plenty rural areas in the Great Plains, Midwest, west, etc and certain areas in the south.
But people want to live closer to the city. The price will always be expensive
Trust me. People wouldn't mind living in those places if we had high speed rail in this country. You go to the city and enjoy the night life or work and be back home in an hour or less. Don't have to drive or take an expensive uber.
We need bullet trains. The supposed greatest country in the world and we still don't have bullet trains in 2022 because lobbyists for the airline industry won't let it happen.
Japan has had bullet trains for decades and not one fatality.
The actual city of Houston is twice the size of NYC with 1/4th of the population so that helps keeps the average price low. But even with that you're still paying on average 600K - 800K for a 4br/3ba in nicer and sought after neighborhoods (i.e. Rice Village, River Oaks, Meyerland, Memorial, etc.). It's a good deal if you're coming from HCOL cities like NYC, Miami, DC, LA, etc., but most natives to Houston can't afford that so they move out to the suburbs/exurbs like Sugarland, Richmond, Pearland or on the fringe of the city limits.
A lot of DC suburbs are the same way.
Unless you need to go into the city to work, you really don't need to leave that area forreal.