RulerOfTheRest t1_j6g53nl wrote on January 30, 2023 at 2:16 AM

Reply to comment by User-NetOfInter in “People Moving From NOVA to Richmond Are Ruining Our City” Reports Guy Who Moved Here in 2018 by ThatChildNextDoor

As they should. The problem right now with interest rates so high and the cost of materials and labor being skewed, the growth of new housing isn't close to where it needs to be to help stabilize things...

gowhatyourself t1_j6hlppj wrote on January 30, 2023 at 11:33 AM

This is why when people on here say they want more affordable housing I don't think they realize just how unaffordable newer construction would be for most people without massive subsidies the city doesn't have due to how they don't pull in revenue from the counties....where most people are moving anyway.

Charlesinrichmond t1_j6idrim wrote on January 30, 2023 at 3:35 PM

they could cut cost of development in the city and it would be an effective massive subsidy. City costs a LOT more money to build in

User-NetOfInter t1_j6g8kcn wrote on January 30, 2023 at 2:39 AM

Then they should control what they can control. Which is zoning and building permits