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   Man of Sand (sand@mindly.social)'s status on Saturday, 11-May-2024 00:45:37 JST Man of Sand

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   • Ricki Crush Bandicute Tarr
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   • CurtAdams

   @CurtAdams @RickiTarr @robotdiver @tezoatlipoca Which is all fine if we allow housing to be bought by end users and not investors. We have tons of cranes in the air.

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     CurtAdams (curtadams@urbanists.social)'s status on Saturday, 11-May-2024 00:45:38 JST CurtAdams

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     • Ricki Crush Bandicute Tarr
     • Third spruce tree on the left

     @RickiTarr @robotdiver @sand @tezoatlipoca It's not unregulated greed, it's greedy regulation. The problem is that we are not building enough housing, because regulations prohibit it (mostly zoning in North America).
     In 30 years, Tokyo has gone from the most expensive megalopolis on earth to the most affordable with one simple trick - allowing townhouses, apartment buildings and condos pretty much everywhere.

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     Ricki Crush Bandicute Tarr (rickitarr@beige.party)'s status on Saturday, 11-May-2024 00:45:39 JST Ricki Crush Bandicute Tarr

     • Third spruce tree on the left

     @robotdiver @sand @tezoatlipoca So many places seem to be in a housing crisis right now, for no good reason than unregulated greed