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The_Darkprofit t1_iyarlxl wrote

Reply to comment by dosmoney in I would purchase this by mzzy_ozborne

Yeah I mean what will stabilize affordable rents? It’s not going to be less housing or jobs, and if one of the solutions is more housing the minor cities like New Bedford, Fall River, Brockton, Taunton etc. are the fastest route to more housing. It would take years in court to try and force the wealthy suburbs to get rid of their NIMBY policies.

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dosmoney t1_iyazr6d wrote

Oh I assure you NIMBYisn isn’t exclusive to the suburbs. Plenty of people against affordable housing in New Bedford. It’s stopped some projects from happening even in the last few years.

My biggest concern is where do the current residents go when they can’t afford the rents of property managers who are catering to new commuters? I mean I guess like the shitty 3 families owned by slumlords will still possibly be an option but man it’s fucked out here.

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The_Darkprofit t1_iyb1gqd wrote

I don’t know the situation. I do know that if you are getting priced out in NB there isn’t much within an hour that’s cheaper without paying/earning compromises. I hope things work out for you.

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dosmoney t1_iyb2dou wrote

Yeah I hope so too and everyone else in the city. The only places that we could find that were cheaper were heading pretty far west, or parts of RI or CT.

Something has to happen for housing, and not just here.

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