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Old Posted Sep 22, 2009, 5:49 PM
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Just a quick calculation:

Infrastructure gap: 150 000K/hectare = approximately 60K /acre
Average units per acre = approximately 8
Infrastructure subsidy per unit = $7500

Of course, this is not a huge cost, but it adds up. Essentially we are subsidizing greenfield housing at a price of $7500/house. I wonder how much infill development is paying to subsidize this cost?
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