On: The Portuguese can no longer afford to live in Por...

[epolanski]

The most desirable areas aren't filled with buildings at every corner.

[aperson_hello → epolanski]

That's a permissions problem, not a demand problem. If the free market would be let loose there, we'd have skyscrapers on every block. The issue is nibmy-oriented citizens who are actively resisting that.

[bobthepanda → epolanski]

Price per sq m, they usually are. And price is pretty much driven by desirability.