Submitted by cogitator_tertius t3_ydg7ac in rva
The_GOATest1 t1_itujy30 wrote
Reply to comment by rvafun100 in Rent too damn high? Landlords have formed an illegal cartel according to several reports by cogitator_tertius
Really we should remove them and put SFHs there with more character because that would surely reduce housing costs
rvafun100 t1_itv4l19 wrote
Or limit the amount of units a corporation can own to prevent oligopolies from colluding on price.
plummbob t1_itywcrd wrote
Or legalize more apartments so the market is larger and prevent oligopolies all together.
rvafun100 t1_itzw2lo wrote
Talk a walk around some time, apartments are not illegal…going up all over town
plummbob t1_itzyar1 wrote
they are illegal in the vast vast majority of developable area
of course, so are townhomes, duplexs, 4plexes, village cottages, dorm style housing, etc... ya know, the missing middle.
rvafun100 t1_iu00ksu wrote
You’re just posting nonsense
plummbob t1_iu031q3 wrote
its ok to be wrong. its called the missing middle because..... cities typically only legalize on the either end of the housing spectrum.
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so we get some of this expensive development, whereas this kind of more affordable development is illegal to build.
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