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[deleted] t1_j4izd4c wrote

We could solve this pretty easily. Allow new construction of higher density housing.

All the “Stop the Weston Whopper” people have guaranteed that their kids will all leave the area because a starter home is $600K.

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Bobbydadude01 t1_j4j6re6 wrote

Yeah my grandma is really confused why I bought a house in springfield when all of my family is on the south coast. Meanwhile, she voted to limit new housing construction.......

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[deleted] t1_j4j7837 wrote

Years ago, I lived in Braintree and the NIMBYs were intolerable. At one session opposing high density housing development near the T Stop, some imbecile described Braintree as a “rural community that shouldn’t be developed.” Yeah. A rural community with a major subway stop, commuter rail hub, interstate connector/intersection, ginormous shopping mall and a couple commuter rail stations.

And the worst part was when she said “we need to save the town for the people who live here and our children.” Imagine if someone had told her that when she wanted to have her house built in 1982.

I understand that the state has since stepped in and mandated higher density zoning near all commuter rail stops, but I’m not holding my breath for affordable housing to appear.

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AboyNamedBort t1_j4lc6av wrote

So many selfish old people ruining this planet

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508trevor t1_j4lfva2 wrote

>So many selfish old people ruining this planet

I hate this, but more and more I'm feeling it's true. Luckily we bought a house in 2017. We paid about 350k, and is probably work about 550K, based on recent sales. I think that's insane!

I was talking with an older co worker and she was dumbfounded why I was dismayed by this. I don't want houses to be unaffordable for people, even though I already have one. Their "I got mine, so screw everyone else" attitude drives me nuts.

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Critical-Barracuda92 t1_j4j15uy wrote

In Weston, $600k is a teardown.

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mini4x t1_j4kxrrx wrote

The cheapest property on Zillow in Weston is $1.25m.

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[deleted] t1_j4j1k4u wrote

I was thinking more of a theoretical condo that they still won’t allow to be built 😁

And am also thinking of the larger Boston Metro; young people simply cannot afford these prices and they will leave.

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anubus72 t1_j4o9lom wrote

that will make condos and townhouses cheaper for sure. But single family homes will always be outrageously priced

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[deleted] t1_j4sxso4 wrote

Not necessarily. Greater density can also result in more single family houses if street offsets and minimum house/lot sizes are reduced.

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CopiumAddiction t1_j4lxexu wrote

We could solve it without having to build high-density shithole apartments by making it illegal to own more than 10 for-profit properties in Massachusetts

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[deleted] t1_j4mfqvq wrote

High density isn’t “shithole.” High density is highly desirable. Sprawling McMansions in car-dependent strip-mall suburbs are often the real shitholes.

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CopiumAddiction t1_j4mi8yy wrote

Ok but that's the other end of the spectrum. What I'm saying is there is so much fucking housing but it's all owned by billionaire real estate trusts.

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[deleted] t1_j4moh4v wrote

I don’t think there’s much housing in New England. Certainly not enough has been built to handle population growth in MA; eastern Mass has added over a million residents in the past 20 years but almost no new housing in that same time period.

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