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minus-squareDrunkEngineer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 month agoIn the SF Bay Area, it costs over $1 million just to build one “affordable” housing unit.
minus-squarebufalo1973@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 month agoIt’s sold at that price. I’m sure it doesn’t cost that much.
minus-squareDrunkEngineer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 month agohttps://www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/it-now-costs-more-than-1-2-million-to-build-a-17463355.php
minus-squarebufalo1973@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 month agoThat same article says it clear: the lion’s share is the taxes part, not the house. If there was a public program, the taxes should be far lower. After all, that project wouldn’t be a for profit one.
minus-squareProgrammingSocks@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up0·edit-21 month agoGood thing the fucking country is bigger than the SF bay area then, isn’t it?
In the SF Bay Area, it costs over $1 million just to build one “affordable” housing unit.
It’s sold at that price. I’m sure it doesn’t cost that much.
https://www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/it-now-costs-more-than-1-2-million-to-build-a-17463355.php
That same article says it clear: the lion’s share is the taxes part, not the house. If there was a public program, the taxes should be far lower. After all, that project wouldn’t be a for profit one.
No it doesn’t say that at all.
Good thing the fucking country is bigger than the SF bay area then, isn’t it?