Housing affordability was once a hallmark of life in the Golden State, but over the past three decades, and particularly since the imposition of draconian climate policies, stringent land-use regulations have driven up land prices so much that middle-income, single-family housing is now virtually impossible to build, helping make prices of existing homes prohibitive.
These include "Urban-containment," which imposes growth boundaries and other restrictions on the urban periphery, as well as other barriers to single-family housing.
Some of the support for such measures is openly hostile to single-family housing.
Even in deep-South Atlanta, more than 70 percent of blacks and Hispanics live in the outer suburbs, where single-family housing predominates.
Another source of opposition to single-family housing comes from today's density activists, who claim that living close together fosters greater community spirit and positive social results.
The most persistent opponents of middle-class, single-family housing are the Greens.
Ironically, the drive against single-family housing is occurring even as millennials, many entering their thirties, are demonstrating a preference for lower-density living.
https://www.city-journal.org/single-family-housing-opposition
These include "Urban-containment," which imposes growth boundaries and other restrictions on the urban periphery, as well as other barriers to single-family housing.
Some of the support for such measures is openly hostile to single-family housing.
Even in deep-South Atlanta, more than 70 percent of blacks and Hispanics live in the outer suburbs, where single-family housing predominates.
Another source of opposition to single-family housing comes from today's density activists, who claim that living close together fosters greater community spirit and positive social results.
The most persistent opponents of middle-class, single-family housing are the Greens.
Ironically, the drive against single-family housing is occurring even as millennials, many entering their thirties, are demonstrating a preference for lower-density living.
https://www.city-journal.org/single-family-housing-opposition
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