• UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world
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    21 hours ago

    After the lots have already had single-family houses on them

    Are you suggesting a housing ban is when you build a house and I can’t knock your house over to build a new one with more units?

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      20 hours ago

      I’m getting really sick and tired of you trying to play coy with terminology, or whatever the Hell it is you’re trying to do. Are you really so fucking dense that you’re confused by what I wrote?

      It’s illegal to build multi-family (i.e. more housing) in areas zoned for single-family. What part of that did you not understand?

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        17 hours ago

        It’s illegal to build multi-family (i.e. more housing) in areas zoned for single-family.

        There is no shortage of real estate for multi-family dwelling. But, in practice, what you’re advocating is more private landlords collecting rents on property the occupants don’t own.

        The appeal and demand of suburbia is in the prospect of real land ownership, rather than perpetual serfdom.

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          8 hours ago

          There is no shortage of real estate for multi-family dwelling.

          Why are you lying?

          If there weren’t unmet demand for multifamily, the NIMBYs wouldn’t have to resort to a law to stop people from building it.

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            6 hours ago

            Why are you lying?

            Brother, go actually look for a home. Tons of empty units in high density urban centers. They’re all priced into the 5k+/mo range. But there’s no shortage of units available.