04-01-2024, 10:15 PM
hal wrote:
not just all that, but for many years the number of new people moving to CA outstripped the number of new dwelling built. It was like that year after year and then Paradise, CA burned up and suddenly 20000 more people were looking for a place to live.
The supply/demand in housing has been wrecked ever since.
The cost of a crappy 1 room studio rental in Sacramento has literally doubled in 10 years.
Well, we in California are increasingly valuing our natural lands. The sprawl of the '40s '50s '60s '70s and '80s has given way to limiting where growth can occur. In the North Valley, Sacramento, Marysville/Yuba City, Oroville, Chico, Red Bluff, and Redding are holding the line to protect agricultural lands (though a lot has been conceded). in Fresno for example, the land west of CA-99 is becoming a boom area. In the South San Joquin Valley, the agricultural lands are under huge real estate speculation. Whenever the High-Speed Rail is completed, Merced, Madera, Fresno, Bakersfield, and their suburbs will become population centers.
In my humble opinion. god bless.