Based on some of your comments on Twitter, would you consider some posts on the current shape of the legal environment for YIMBY vs. NIMBY and also mortgage access? YIMBY moves are facing resistance from some courts, but I wonder if this will start to generate more discussion about how we got the Zoning regulations we have now. (Spoiler: It was racism)
Also, the history you outline in this post explains the rise of the Sunbelt and some shifts in the political map. California and New England export young couples to places like Texas, Florida, Nevada, and Arizona. When they get settled there they vote Republican it seems.
Hm. I'm not sure if I have any insights on the legal environment.
It is interesting, isn't it, how putting a premium on urban living has led to a natural political segregation. I think the long and short of it is that members of the Democratic coalition value urban location more than members of the Republican coalition, and since we have created very strong motivations for sorting along those lines, the cities that require a high premium are very blue, and every city has become more blue in the interior and red on the outskirts.
Based on some of your comments on Twitter, would you consider some posts on the current shape of the legal environment for YIMBY vs. NIMBY and also mortgage access? YIMBY moves are facing resistance from some courts, but I wonder if this will start to generate more discussion about how we got the Zoning regulations we have now. (Spoiler: It was racism)
Also, the history you outline in this post explains the rise of the Sunbelt and some shifts in the political map. California and New England export young couples to places like Texas, Florida, Nevada, and Arizona. When they get settled there they vote Republican it seems.
Hm. I'm not sure if I have any insights on the legal environment.
It is interesting, isn't it, how putting a premium on urban living has led to a natural political segregation. I think the long and short of it is that members of the Democratic coalition value urban location more than members of the Republican coalition, and since we have created very strong motivations for sorting along those lines, the cities that require a high premium are very blue, and every city has become more blue in the interior and red on the outskirts.
Okay, this answers most of my previous question. NIMBY and mortgage qualification changes post 2008 reduced the availability product for SF buyers.