Finding a new apartment to rent can be a slog. And with over half of US renters already paying more than 30% of their income — the standard threshold — it is clear there’s an affordability crisis.
Trouble is that it’s almost like everything from home prices, food, education, time, healthcare, is stacked up against us and prevents people from all demographics from having children.
Related to homes and places to live though. It’s almost impossible for individuals that want to start a family to find anything other than a single family home to live in. 3 or 4 bedroom apartments are nonexistent or priced substantially higher than a single family home and with that means moving out of a city center or town into a sprawling north america suburb.
We need to make our cities more family friendly, we should encourage families to stay in cities as opposed to always commuting in from large distances. This means more options in housing as opposed to the current two options, apartment or single family home.
COVID somewhat highlighted this when cities became ghost towns. No families that “held people in place” and thus no support for local businesses and shops.
Trouble is that it’s almost like everything from home prices, food, education, time, healthcare, is stacked up against us and prevents people from all demographics from having children.
Related to homes and places to live though. It’s almost impossible for individuals that want to start a family to find anything other than a single family home to live in. 3 or 4 bedroom apartments are nonexistent or priced substantially higher than a single family home and with that means moving out of a city center or town into a sprawling north america suburb.
We need to make our cities more family friendly, we should encourage families to stay in cities as opposed to always commuting in from large distances. This means more options in housing as opposed to the current two options, apartment or single family home.
COVID somewhat highlighted this when cities became ghost towns. No families that “held people in place” and thus no support for local businesses and shops.
No trouble there. Give up or fight.