heyItsDubbleA t1_j8hwqyu wrote
Reply to comment by ADhomin_em in Can 3-D Printing Help Solve the Housing Crisis? - Standard construction can be slow, costly, and inefficient. Machines might do it better. by speckz
We have a housing investment crisis not a housing crisis
RatzMand0 t1_j8i43j0 wrote
No one wants to build affordable housing that can be sold and used instead the profitability and bragging rights of making luxury housing that sits empty except when it is rented by air bnb is the future..... and it is killing this country.
hath0r t1_j8icfxa wrote
the problem lies in the R-1 zoning
Scizmz t1_j8ji5b0 wrote
That's too simplistic. As long as housing is a commodity, you'll always have an artificial shortage. 2 things need to be revisited to fix it. Zoning, and ownership rights. Prevent ownership of single family homes from companies and trusts and your housing shortage will get fixed real fast.
hath0r t1_j8kbnmo wrote
the problem lies in the massive R-1 zoning where you can't build small apartments , business/apartments. we have too many single family homes and not enough medium density housing, technically anyone can build up to a quadplex with a standard mortgage.
the biggest problem is that you can ONLY build single family homes
Scizmz t1_j8kqt4e wrote
That still won't fix the underlying issues of commoditization. That just improves population density. You've watched some videos talking about suburban sprawl problems. Now get to the ones that talk about price-fixing for apartments and investment firms buying up entire developments en-masse.
hath0r t1_j8lbnx9 wrote
the banks own this country, the corporations own this country. aint shit we gonna be able to do about them buying up the housing
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