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  1. …in reply to @kristoncapps
    kristoncapps I didn't even say I'm NIMBY. Just that there are more dimensions to both sides.
    1. …in reply to @Chronotope
      kristoncapps I'm a millennial who rents and doesn't believe in home ownership. I'm at a different angle than most anyway.
      1. …in reply to @Chronotope
        kristoncapps My concerns are about market inflation and neighborhood stability. I see two things:
        1. …in reply to @Chronotope
          kristoncapps 1. I am a gentrifier and I know that. 2. That there are good and bad methods to increase supply & the bad ones push people out
          1. …in reply to @Chronotope
            kristoncapps I know, for example, that I am in a neighborhood (LIC) where increasing supply has only increased gentrification b/c...
            1. …in reply to @Chronotope
              kristoncapps ... all the increased supply comes in at higher prices than the last wave.
              1. …in reply to @Chronotope
                kristoncapps I also reported on the economics of the housing crash and I know what an unsustainable bubble looks like when I see it.
                1. …in reply to @Chronotope
                  kristoncapps AND I know that the next housing crash will likely be worse than the last one. But it doesn't have to be unavoidable.
                  1. …in reply to @Chronotope
                    kristoncapps But without strong market-aware regulations, real estate markets lag, which means it adapts slowly to changes.


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