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Bobbydadude01 t1_j4j6re6 wrote

Reply to comment by [deleted] in The current housing market in a nutshell by LopsidedWafer3269

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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