12-23-2018, 03:33 PM
(12-23-2018, 02:13 PM)dtkmelissa Wrote: I do wish the article looked more deeply into that 20% increase number and why we have seen a lot of high-end units. I've always liked this article as a general synopsis of some of the reasons for that trend. https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2018...ry-housing But with some of the projects you have mentioned, hopefully we are beginning to see changes around that.
That's a really good article! I already ended up reading a bunch more on strongtowns.org, looks like it'll be another regular read for me. Thanks!
And their explanation of the "filtering" of higher-end units to lower-budget renters makes sense, but it does take time. And given our low vacancy rates we need to build more rental units. They point to zoning restrictions and parking minimums as two things constraining that construction, and I very much agree with that.