Housing in United States

[Ele'ill]

In the United States what are some issues you see with housing. Aside from a post revolutionary world- how are and can these issues be dealt with.

Links would be great.

[Jimmie Higgins]

Could you clarify? Do you mean what could the current US government do to relive the housing crisis?

In general (not specifically in regards to the housing bubble and foreclosures and everything) I think one of the main problems with housing is that it is done for profit not for the convenience of residents. Suburban sprawl is the most obvious problem as tracts of homes are often built far away from centers of industry and business. There are currently many reformers who attempt to reverse this but it generally just plays into the gentrification of working class areas or involves tax breaks for developers or other incentives, but all this is a band-aid at best and harmful to working class families in most other instances.

[Dimentio]

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[Ele'ill]

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[Ele'ill]

Could you clarify? Do you mean what could the current US government do to relive the housing crisis?

In general (not specifically in regards to the housing bubble and foreclosures and everything) I think one of the main problems with housing is that it is done for profit not for the convenience of residents. Suburban sprawl is the most obvious problem as tracts of homes are often built far away from centers of industry and business. There are currently many reformers who attempt to reverse this but it generally just plays into the gentrification of working class areas or involves tax breaks for developers or other incentives, but all this is a band-aid at best and harmful to working class families in most other instances.

Thanks. I'm familiar with most of that. I guess I'm looking for statistics and in regards to 'done for profit not for convenience' I agree but I want to know in what ways and every way.

My main goal is to have specific examples that I can cite on the spot in a discussion.

[Die Neue Zeit]

In the United States what are some issues you see with housing. Aside from a post revolutionary world- how are and can these issues be dealt with.

Three problems:

1) Lack of tenant associations
2) No limitations on residential writs of possession and eviction
3) Tax and other financial preferences for home ownership over renting

[LeftSideDown]

In the United States what are some issues you see with housing. Aside from a post revolutionary world- how are and can these issues be dealt with.

Links would be great.

I would say rent control is a big issue.

[Bud Struggle]

I would say rent control is a big issue.

Well in NYC (where I have a place) rent control stabilizes neighborhoods and keeps the price of from falling. It prevents an open market that would flush out all of the less well heeled renters and keeps high end housing scarce and expensive.

As current renters die out eventually the market will turn over to the rich--but rent controls keep a cap on how fast things turn over.

[LeftSideDown]

Well in NYC (where I have a place) rent control stabilizes neighborhoods and keeps the price of from falling. It prevents an open market that would flush out all of the less well heeled renters and keeps high end housing scarce and expensive.

As current renters die out eventually the market will turn over to the rich--but rent controls keep a cap on how fast things turn over.

They also create a shortage of housing.

[Bud Struggle]

They also create a shortage of housing.

Yea, for those in the lower income brackets. There's plenty of condos in the million dollar range. Eventually I guess this will drive the poor and middle class from Manhattan. They were gone from the Upper East Side before my time and I personally watched the change happen on the Upper West Side. It was kind of sad to see the Fairway and A&P markets replaced by trendy markets selling similar stuff for 10 times the price.