ATX Traffic - How bad is it REALLY?

[sojourner77]

Originally Posted by scm53

Where is the 3BR anywhere between 183 and Stasney for 250K? It isn't just downtown.

which means that the shortage is spilling over into central Austin as a result.

Originally Posted by scm53

Because the typical downtown resident doesn't need that much "house".

We are disagreeing about cause-and-effect here. I say the restricted supply is driving up prices, and you're saying that the high prices are restricting demand.



If 3 bdr condos flooded the downtown market to provide balance (or even a glut) to the downtown housing market, then empty nesters, singles, and DINKS, would not be your definition of a "typical" downtown resident anymore.

[Return2Paradise]

What happened to our traffic thread??

[sojourner77]

There are the "haves" and "have-nots" in this town. There are also people who want to live in the burbs, and those who want to live downtown. We effectively have 4 groups here.

One of these groups, "have-nots" who want to live downtown are effectively shut out of downtown and increasingly central Austin. These people live in places like Kyle and Leander, and can only afford 150K-200K for a place to live. They aren't thumbing their nose at downtown, they have no chance of living there. It's not a question of "want".

We bemoan affordable housing (myself included), but tax dollars aren't required to solve the supply problem.

[scm53]

Originally Posted by Return2Paradise

What happened to our traffic thread??

Exactly -- my apologies. I will refrain from this futile engagement.