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Charlesinrichmond t1_ixkfw9p wrote

Reply to comment by today-is-the-future in Living in RVA without a car by [deleted]

I think people moving in is great. I'm the opposite of a nativist and I don't believe in gentrification.

but the people complaining have a point. They are being priced out. Because of a shortage of supply. But that's not your fault, it's the city's

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today-is-the-future t1_ixkghdi wrote

Yup' and f*** me because the places I can comfortably live without a car, are all ruined by skyrocketing real estate prices.

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Charlesinrichmond t1_ixuzu62 wrote

we have made it illegal to build the kind of places you and I want to live in.

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SecureCap6661 t1_ixmp54q wrote

Actually, it's still investment firms. Landlords provide housing like scalpers provide tickets, IJS. And, as someone who worked the Census, you'd likely be appalled at just how many people are illegally Air BnBing places across the city.

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