Comment by kelseyfrog
4 months ago
How? I can't seem to affect any control the factors that constraint housing. I want to build more, but short of becoming a developer myself, I'm powerless. Even if I were a developer, I'd likely be subject to the same structural forces.
The main impediments are density limits, zoning, onerous permitting requirements, lawsuits from NIMBY groups to block everything, and so on.
The entire developed world is basically a big housing cartel where existing home owners work to limit supply to keep the price high.
It feels like the most effective strategy is to Simple Sabotage[1] Field Manual the NIMBY groups. Am I picking up what you're putting down?
1. https://www.cia.gov/static/5c875f3ec660e092cf893f60b4a288df/...