airforcereserve t1_j9ox12z wrote
Hear me out, say NO to new housing. Springfield, Brockton, and Lawrence, MA has zero new developments outside of affordable housing projects and their rents are the cheapest in the state. Meanwhile Boston has been cranking out thousands of luxury units every single year and their rents have been increasing nearly 10% YOY.
redd-this t1_j9ozbx0 wrote
Who would ever want to live in Springfield, Brockton or Lawrence? These poor cities are now going to thrive because more people without disposable income are able to move there? Yea no thanks on that idea. As an aside mass general law chapter 40B mandates municipalities maintain 10% of housing inventory as affordable housing otherwise a developer shall be issued a building permit for such homes. All of these communities are slightly above 10%. May not be the case but this may be the last blitz you see on these types of developments before the municipalities change direction and those markets are flooded with regular market homes. But anyways, the point is no one wants to live in those dumps.
oglactation t1_j9p9njv wrote
"I know there's a housing shortage in Providence but the solution is so simple let's all move to Springfield Mass"
mrvis t1_j9pezz4 wrote
I thought the point was "Let's make Providence so shitty that people move away. Tada! Lower rents."
cowperthwaite OP t1_j9p9bl0 wrote
>The report says that the average hourly wage of Brockton's renters, which make up nearly 30% of the population, is $11.91. The fair market rate for a two-bedroom in the city is $1,560 a month. So to afford a two-bedroom in Brockton, the average renter must work two and a half full-time jobs.
Vertchewal t1_j9rsmet wrote
You can’t be this ignorant
zymurgtechnician t1_j9sl84c wrote
You’d think that, but they’re an anti-vax racist so i wouldnt be so sure…
zymurgtechnician t1_j9slr89 wrote
Ahhhh yes the old “wet streets cause rain” line of reasoning… really nailed it, good thing you didn’t get any COVID vaccinations or your brain wouldn’t be sharp enough to grace us all with your superior intellect!
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