Full_Whereas_2694 t1_j702q2v wrote on February 3, 2023 at 2:34 AM

Reply to comment by Necessary_Cat_4801 in Musings on solution to housing crisis while driving around VT. by woburnite

Well if a significant chunk of the housing that opens up due to the oldest Vermonters dying is snapped up by investors, second home owners or converted to short term rentals, it’s not going to help the cost of housing for the average person is it? If we are going to have any chance of getting the cost of housing under control we need policy that prioritizes primary occupants and renters not second home owners and air bnb. Also most people who will Be dead in 10 years aren’t in the labor force I’d guess.

Necessary_Cat_4801 t1_j7055ue wrote on February 3, 2023 at 2:53 AM

On for sure. I would tax the shit out of homes and Air BnB's especially to a point they're not worth it. Exceptions for things like deer camps. But none of that is going to fix it. We can't build enough. Even if we build, whats to stop them just being snapped up by work from home types moving here and out bidding locals? We had a demographic problem before covid. Seems unfixable