Totally agree. In fact, you see this in some parts of California too. I used to live in Palms, Los Angeles, which was one of the few neighborhoods on the Westside that escaped the 1970s/1980s downzonings. As a result, it better kept pace with housing demand (relative to the rest of the region anyway), and it's now the most affordable neighborhood on the Westside and one of the most diverse neighborhoods in L.A.
