GraniteGeekNH OP t1_ja9ejsm wrote on February 27, 2023 at 8:31 PM

Reply to comment by BigMax in That 44-unit tiny home development, built by employer who can't keep staff by GraniteGeekNH

It's certainly true that more affordable homes are needed for purchase - but a lot of people want to rent, and that's insanely difficult. You see people begging for even semi-affordable rentals all the time online.

It's not either-or - we need to tackle both (rent and ownership)

BigMax t1_ja9g70v wrote on February 27, 2023 at 8:41 PM

Yep, agreed. I think both are needed.

Housing is horribly complex. We all know we need more, but there are so many hurdles to building it.

You have NIMBY folks who don't want low cost or high density housing near them.
Then you get anyone who has a house, or owns property to lease, that doesn't want more housing since they worry it will lower the value of their assets.

It's a country/statewide issue that needs to be solved at the local level, and everyone at the local level fights it.