Thread: The sudden death of the American condo
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Old Posted Apr 16, 2024, 3:09 PM
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Originally Posted by iheartthed View Post
Is it? The data doesn't suggest that at all. NYC has lapped Chicago in creation of new housing units since 1950 even though Chicagoland grew by a larger percentage than NY metro obetween 1950 and 2020 (51% vs 75%).
Chicago is able to build enough to meet demand because there's little demand.

NYC could probably never build enough to truly meet demand.
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