Something Is Happening in Southern California (Los Angeles, Glendale: apartments, condos, townhouses)

[thrillobyte]

The population is exploding here in the Northern corridor which includes Pasadena, Eagle Rock, Glendale, and Burbank. It's like the population increased 10x's in the last 5 years. In our area expensive high rise apt's and condos are building built on every other block. Traffic is bumper to bumper at rush hours as people flood down numerous streets leading to the freeways. In one area it can take 20 minutes just to traverse 2 blocks to get to the freeway onramp. In a one-mile radius around central Glendale there are 25 projects just finished or currently being built. Each one has to have at least 100+ units. It's bonkers.

At the same time I read in the Idaho forum that Boise's housing prices are exploding and people cannot find apt's/houses because there's so much competition. One person commented it's because people from California flush with cash from selling their shacks for 1 million are moving out of So Cal into cheaper neighborhoods and I believe it.

Is there a mass exodus from the east to the west going on right now?

[davidt1]

Older, fed up, or priced out native Californians are moving elsewhere. Thanks to our lax immigration policy, they are quickly replaced by foreigners from China, India, Armenia, etc., and of course Mexico. I know of many ladies who married Americans to become citizens so they can bring their parents here. That number is relatively small compared to illegal immigration from Mexico though.

[Bluefox]

Primarily immigrants. Los Angeles continues to lose its domestic population to other states.

[BB_210]

I have noticed as this as well. People come from other states, they have job offers and that dream of living it big in CA. Give them a year or two until they're complaining about the high COL. This is purely anecdotal of course.

[V8 Vega]

Sylmar too, They are building big apartments or townhouses between Foothill and the 210. Run down houses get fixed up and flipped. every vacant lot or open space has been built on. The main road to the freeway on ramp is now crowded especially on Friday night

[Tex?Il?]

I lived in Pasadena for the last three years, and Eagle Rock for a year before that.

No, I have NOT noticed anything like what you are talking about. There is no population explosion. I guess there has been a slight worsening of traffic and a little picking up in new construction, as one might expect in an economic recovery which begun since the great recession.

Any cursory glance at statistics show that population growth has been plateauing/growing little compared to other states, largely due to the cost of living/housing everyone talks about. And even the US population growth rate has slowed down overall.

[thrillobyte]

Originally Posted by Tex?Il?

I lived in Pasadena for the last three years, and Eagle Rock for a year before that.

No, I have NOT noticed anything like what you are talking about. There is no population explosion. I guess there has been a slight worsening of traffic and a little picking up in new construction, as one might expect in an economic recovery which begun since the great recession.

Any cursory glance at statistics show that population growth has been plateauing/growing little compared to other states, largely due to the cost of living/housing everyone talks about. And even the US population growth rate has slowed down overall.

Come to Glendale and drive up Central and Orange just south of the 134. In a 5 block stretch you will see 15 new projects. One intersection, Central and Doran has three new ones on each corner, the fourth corner is a Burger King. There's a new project being built behind these as well. It all started about 5 years ago and hasn't stopped.

[Perma Bear]

Originally Posted by Rheinhardt

So if socal housing is so expensive and rents are skyrocketing why would poor illegals want to move here instead of some place cheap like AZ?

Also, hate to burst your theory but net migration from Mexico to the US is now negative. Whats actually happening is rich foreigners and wealthy people from other states/yuppies are moving to CA.

Yuppies and rich foreigners are scum.

[Perma Bear]

Originally Posted by Rheinhardt

Yuppies and rich foreigners bring capital to the state. Too bad some losers stay in the state and leach off their parents or the government instead of leaving like they should.

I also bring equity, hundreds of thousands and im part of California's natural culture which is healthier for society.

[LuvSouthOC]

Originally Posted by Perma Bear

I also bring equity, hundreds of thousands and im part of California's natural culture which is healthier for society.

White people were part of the "natural culture" here and you seem to dislike them.

As for yuppies and rich foreigners being scum, might it so in your mind because they want the same thing that you want?