More Towers (Malibu: middle-class, townhomes, luxury)

[crystalblue]

seems to me that they could bring down the cost of housing if they stopped doing single family homes and everything went tower from now on.

why not?

[EscapeCalifornia]

Originally Posted by crystalblue

seems to me that they could bring down the cost of housing if they stopped doing single family homes and everything went tower from now on.

why not?

Because most middle class people with kids don't want to live in a concrete box.

[crystalblue]

but most Californians also cant seem to afford a stand alone house...

[EscapeCalifornia]

Originally Posted by crystalblue

but most Californians also cant seem to afford a stand alone house...

And that's why we're leaving. I'd rather have an actual house with a back yard in Texas or Colorado than a concrete cell in the sky sharing 4 of the 6 walls with others in California.

[PureHapa]

seems to me that they could bring down the cost of housing if they stopped doing single family homes and everything went tower from now on.

why not?

Because we're not a totalitarian dictatorship, that's why not in a nutshell.

[hearselover]

Originally Posted by crystalblue

but most Californians also cant seem to afford a stand alone house...

The unaffordable places are what most Californians desire because it's "what everyone else wants" and/or it's what everyone else HAS.

If you can't see the ocean, they don't want to live there. If the house isn't 4000+ square feet, they couldn't possibly contemplate living there.

Most Californians desire what they DO NOT HAVE, they desire what Joe Blow down the street has instead of focusing and building on what they DO HAVE.

Do you think the prices of houses in Malibu are reasonable?

[NYSD1995]

While High-rises are going to be more commonplace in CA, they will be limited to the downtown areas and the luxury market. Builders of these properties are not aiming for the middle-class.

What will become more common is infill townhomes in central urban areas (workforce housing), increased mixed-use commercial/residential density on established commercial thoroughfares, and of course continued suburban tract sprawl on any bit of vacant dirt far they can find.

[crystalblue]

well, one of the reasons i ask is your expecting about 12 million MORE people (less now) by 2030.

where are they all going to go?

[EscapeCalifornia]

Originally Posted by crystalblue

well, one of the reasons i ask is your expecting about 12 million MORE people (less now) by 2030.

where are they all going to go?

A good chunk of that 12 million more people will be illegals living in converted garages and backyard storage sheds. There's plenty of room if you pack enough people into what was a single family home. California has a net loss of population to other states. Most Americans can't afford to live the high life here and refuse to live like an illegal. So they're moving out of state or not coming here to begin with.