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littlexsparkee
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Gallup link: https://www.gallup.com/workplace/711287/workers-continue-rep... …
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what's up with the tracking links in the article, first time i've seen that in a guardian piece > https://6db2ca72.streak-link.com/C7SQXxBOjmjJMC2ZjQCnASZY/ht... …
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https://archive.ph/5xNFU
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It's not just about sheer numbers but distribution - the areas where they're most needed are the ones that are building the fewest units, exceptions (Seattle, Austin) aside
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You don't tend to see a lot of this in expensive cities - the acquisition cost is too high. Investors tend to buy in lower cost areas.
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Makes sense - talking about the Bay Area so definitely different land dynamics
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> RealPage widely touts the impact of its products, publicly advertising revenue increases of 2-7%. https://oag.dc.gov/release/attorney-general-schwalb-sues-rea... it's a…
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I don't know that this would help the market all that much - these are often informal units, not up to code (and not cost effective to remedy), overcrowded (meaning fewer units made available tha…
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yes, RealPage https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RealPage
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don't forget about algorithmic collusion https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-requires-r... …
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H1-B crackdown is cooling the housing market in cities like Dallas https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48399957 …
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dual income expectations raising costs for everyone, plus work culture necessitating clustering in metros - everything conspires against affordability
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It originated in the US, not meant to apply to all contexts/countries.
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so many projects got nerfed by NIMBYs during good economic times and now are infeasible. there's more political will for change now but i'm still skeptical things will change much given the …
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yep, a ton of SROs have been lost in cities like SF
https://ccsroc.net/s-r-o-hotels-in-san-francisco/ also - gentrification of apartment housing stock over time raising the price…
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5 European countries have higher homelessness rates than the US, total EU numbers also dwarf the US (1.3m vs 750k) https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/how-common-is-homel... …
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If depreciation accounts for the gap (difference in share of output vs net income), investing in replacing machines just means that more will accrue to owners of capital in future.
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https://archive.ph/e1rO5
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The loudest gripes in this moment are housing, healthcare, childcare - essentials, not worries about keeping up with the Joneses.
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That QoL is dependent on resource extraction from developing countries - if they crash, so do we.