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sarah1nicole t1_j8kadf0 wrote

Reply to comment by PhiloBlackCardinal in These housing numbers are insane. In some towns the cost to buy a house is 10x the average salary. by LopsidedWafer3269

you typed all that and u could have just said capitalism / for profit housing.......

i never said tech ppl CAUSED anything. but that's one large group of ppl moving here that aren't from here. don't misconstrue.

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PhiloBlackCardinal t1_j8kdjle wrote

There are more people leaving this state than moving here. No influx of any group is pushing you out. It’s for profit housing/NIMBYism that failed to meet the demand of the the large group of millennials entering the housing market. There’s absolutely 0 reason to point the finger at tech people when migration to this state is negative. They aren’t raising or lowering your housing prices. With or without the tech industry, housing would be an issue. The “large group” you are referring to are Millennials, the largest generation group in the US, coming of age.

Millennials are the second largest generation ever, and adding them to a housing market which was already precarious for Gen X has absolutely fucked the housing market in states that don’t have much unincorporated land left. Massachusetts has no unincorporated land remaining.

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sarah1nicole t1_j9luxab wrote

I never BLAMED tech people. You r clearly looking for a reason to b offended.

and as far as ur stats go - I never said anything about the state im talking about Worcester. we r being inundated but im sure ur stats prove otherwise... what r your sources? what sources are tracking people renting in worcester? would love to know.....

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