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Old 06-15-2021, 06:15 AM
 
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Most liberal places in the country are high cost.
Yep. Thanks liberals.
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Old 06-15-2021, 06:27 AM
 
Location: Newburyport, MA
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Yep. Thanks liberals.
The cost of real estate reflects market conditions of supply and demand, not political affiliation.
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Old 06-15-2021, 06:38 AM
 
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The cost of real estate reflects market conditions of supply and demand, not political affiliation.
Those darn libs making places more desirable to live.
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Old 06-15-2021, 06:44 AM
 
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More expensive to live is more like it. Too many highly paid liberals coming to Boston.
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Old 06-15-2021, 06:59 AM
 
Location: Manchester, MA
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Housing prices here are some of the highest in the country and the housing stock is old. Few, if any, planned community subdivisions. Have you considered the Twin Cities? Newer housing stock and more subdivisions. Liberal politics and good schools. Biggest drawback is the cold and remoteness from other major metros. Coming from Utah, those probably aren't a problem for you. Another possibility for you is Philadelphia suburbs. More newer developments than Mass and prices are much more affordable. Politics is liberal but you have to deal with the backward Pennsylvania legislature and the byzantine rules of the Commonwealth. While Massachusetts is a liberal the culture is also traditional and conservative in the non-political meaning. Proceed with caution.
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Old 06-15-2021, 07:39 AM
 
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Question #1) What's your budget.


All other answers depend on that question
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Old 06-15-2021, 07:41 AM
 
Location: Westwood, MA
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More expensive to live is more like it. Too many highly paid liberals coming to Boston.
When did "other people are making too much money" become a conservative rallying point?
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Old 06-15-2021, 07:51 AM
 
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Pretty much anyone who is buying a house right now is making too much money lol.

The words equality and inequality are thrown around all the time throughout Boston by liberals. This is hardly a state of equality at this point.
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Old 06-15-2021, 08:02 AM
 
Location: Westwood, MA
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Pretty much anyone who is buying a house right now is making too much money lol.

The words equality and inequality are thrown around all the time throughout Boston by liberals. This is hardly a state of equality at this point.
I mean, sure, hating "the rich" is a standard progressive rallying point, but it seems an odd thing for conservatives to co-opt.

You can blame liberals for some aspects of high housing prices (zoning, environmental regulations, labor costs), but blaming them for "too many rich people" is a sign of just blaming liberals for everything.
Similarly, blaming liberals for making somewhere "too desirable" makes even less sense.
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Old 06-15-2021, 08:05 AM
 
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The cost of real estate reflects market conditions of supply and demand, not political affiliation.
Uh not exactly.

NIMBY groups prevent zoning changes that could enable higher housing productions.

Trump and Biden related tariffs have artificially raised the price of commodities

Jones Act directly limits the transport of various goods

US Sanctions still exist on countries such as Cuba.

If we took sanctions off, tariffs off, ended the Jones Act we could lower prices which does have an impact on housing. Just like prevailing wages drive up the price of public housing construction.
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