The whole problem here is that housing works not enough like cars and laptops and food, which you can just buy for a probably-not-disastrous portion of your income.
Housing production is far too centered in the opinions of "the community." Does the community even exist when it is not opposing housing? One wonders. Housing cares far too much about your identity and character. Whether it is qualifying for a mortgage, passing a co-op board interview, or cities and neighborhoods calibrating their codes to attract the "right kind of people" and keep out the "wrong kind of people." This neighborhood isn't for renters. This neighborhood isn't for tech workers. This neighborhood isn't for multigenerational families. This neighborhood isn't for transit riders or cyclists. Housing types that mere professionals could afford would be inconsistent with the character of this aristocratic community.
Shut up! My money's as green as yours. Take it. In exchange I get a place to live. If there are not enough then someone can come along and make more. It would be so much better if housing were dramatically more commodified than it is.
Housing production is far too centered in the opinions of "the community." Does the community even exist when it is not opposing housing? One wonders. Housing cares far too much about your identity and character. Whether it is qualifying for a mortgage, passing a co-op board interview, or cities and neighborhoods calibrating their codes to attract the "right kind of people" and keep out the "wrong kind of people." This neighborhood isn't for renters. This neighborhood isn't for tech workers. This neighborhood isn't for multigenerational families. This neighborhood isn't for transit riders or cyclists. Housing types that mere professionals could afford would be inconsistent with the character of this aristocratic community.
Shut up! My money's as green as yours. Take it. In exchange I get a place to live. If there are not enough then someone can come along and make more. It would be so much better if housing were dramatically more commodified than it is.