Anyone move FROM Texas TO San Diego?

[TacoSoup]

Originally Posted by newgensandiego

It's pure selfishness to exclude others from having any opportunity at owning a basic home, especially thinking your desires outweigh others' property rights. Meanwhile, your own home value continues to increase and you benefit as the middle class dies. That ladies and gentlemen, is the original "me generation".

No one is excluding anyone the opportunity of buying a basic house, even here in San Diego. There’s plenty of houses around the county that middle class workers can afford, they’re just gonna require some work, both on the house, and on the neighborhood.

Instead of complaining be a part of the solution and help turn around a neighborhood one house at a time. This might come as a shock to many, but growing up in the 1980’s I saw many of today’s desirable areas of San Diego look very sketchy, to say the least. And contrary to some people’s belief, nothing was handed to those who took a chance, and help turn these areas around.

[1AngryTaxPayer]

Originally Posted by TacoSoup

No one is excluding anyone the opportunity of buying a basic house, even here in San Diego. There’s plenty of houses around the county that middle class workers can afford, they’re just gonna require some work, both on the house, and on the neighborhood.

Instead of complaining be a part of the solution and help turn around a neighborhood one house at a time. This might come as a shock to many, but growing up in the 1980’s I saw many of today’s desirable areas of San Diego look very sketchy, to say the least. And contrary to some people’s belief, nothing was handed to those who took a chance, and help turn these areas around.

Take PB, MB or Clairemont. Cheap builds during the 50-60s that had no insulation, crank windows and wood paneling. Most have been rebuilt and turned into serious nice neighborhoods. I like it just the way it is now. Apartments and condos on the main corridors and single family, nice quiet homes in the rest.

There is plenty of new housing including apartments. All of it is going to be expensive though.

[newgensandiego]

Originally Posted by 1AngryTaxPayer

There is plenty of new housing including apartments.

There is not a single expert in real estate, planning, or government who would agree with this. More importantly, I don't care if the brand new housing is affordable or not. I am not of the belief that new housing needs to specifically be affordable to a certain income bracket.

If an older family with more resources can move into a newer $750k home, then a younger family can move into their 1960s home.

If the older family doesn't have a newer home to choose from, then the younger family will never have a chance to buy an older, starter homes (or) they just displace/price out a working class family in another neighborhood.

The problem is that we aren't building enough homes period.

[1AngryTaxPayer]

Originally Posted by newgensandiego

There is not a single expert in real estate, planning, or government who would agree with this. More importantly, I don't care if the brand new housing is affordable or not. I am not of the belief that new housing needs to specifically be affordable to a certain income bracket.

If an older family with more resources can move into a newer $750k home, then a younger family can move into their 1960s home.

If the older family doesn't have a newer home to choose from, then the younger family will never have a chance to buy an older, starter homes (or) they just displace/price out a working class family in another neighborhood.

The problem is that we aren't building enough homes period.

Are you looking for section 8? Because there are plenty of new builds going on.


https://www.buzzbuzzhome.com/us/unit...iego-new-homes


They just aren't cheap. They are selling as fast as they build them though.

[jatx]

Thanks everyone for the help/info. A small anecdote—I was just in SF and met a handful of people from SD at a conference. Most of them were very friendly! Sounds like you may just need to work a little harder in SD to get to know people.

[malcorub16]

Originally Posted by jatx

Thanks everyone for the help/info. A small anecdote—I was just in SF and met a handful of people from SD at a conference. Most of them were very friendly! Sounds like you may just need to work a little harder in SD to get to know people.

I would most definitely agree with this statement, sorry your thread got hijacked.

[ringwise]

Originally Posted by expatCA

They want/believe it will drop prices so they can afford to live in SD. It won't as people with money will buy as they are buying now and prices will rise. Nothing to do with NIMBY's as build or not build, prices will NOT come down.

I lived in SD about 30 years ago, and the same arguments could be made then. I ended up leaving because it was too crowded and too expensive.

[jatx]

Originally Posted by malcorub16

I would most definitely agree with this statement, sorry your thread got hijacked.

Not a problem!

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