Josh Mann

barbarism critic @ @barbarismcrit • 23h X I strongly believe that the yimby movement is the most concentrated collection of Adolfs Hitler in American politics and I don't think anything good will happen while they retain a modicum of power. 44 L7 28 303 ill 13K 企 Kate Willett @katewillett X.com This is obvious in CA, there's a sense in NYC that we can be Yimby's w/o the Hitler part. I think that's impossible bc of the material interests of real estate. Anyway you'd be the perfect person to write something about this

sometimes you just need to take a step back and marvel at the absurdity that is the left-NIMBY mindset

these are not normal, rational people. they have descended into a bespoke form of madness

You are a deranged lunatic.

It has filled in from then.

Austin Rents Tumble 22% From Peak on Massive Home Building Spree

Unfortunately for academic anti-YIMBYs, building more market rate housing to lower housing prices works in practice but not in theory.

Correct. Some changes were made but building a for sale product is a guaranteed lawsuit in many states including NJ and why it has really fallen to the nationals in many cases. That liability chases away banks and makes financing for sale very difficult.

“This guy” has a 76% approval rating in Pennsylvania. The only dummy here is the columnist for the New York Times.

Correct

Also sprinklers and fire rated materials.

This is devastating news. I am so sad to hear this. May his memory be a blessing.

FB is an incessant stream of worthless advertising and it is impossible to correct the algorithm. I only go on every few days (I think I lead the state in belated birthday wishes).

I’m still waiting for “Real Estate Developer Appreciation Night” LOL. That July-August stretch of home matches is key. Need to run up the score.

Parking Reform Alone Can Boost Homebuilding by 40 to 70 Percent More evidence that parking flexibility is key to housing abundance.

It’s not hard to grasp that requiring parking sacrifices housing because parking takes up lots of space and its high cost makes homebuilding less feasible.

But wow, this new study shows that parking mandates are much more damaging than I would have guessed.

www.sightline.org/2024/12/10/p...

Someday, when members of the media in New Jersey cover housing, they will actually talk to those of us who build and maintain housing as to the issue with higher rents. Not one mention of supply here.

Why I Left Norway I wanted to build an internet business in my own country. This tax made it impossible.

Taxing unrealized capital gains is a terrible idea (that many including me believes is unconstitutional) yet it persists on the left as a good idea. It is not and should be left in the proverbial dustbin. This is a great example of this awful policy. open.substack.com/pub/bariweis...

Cannot wait to read it!

Not hack jobs… real nonsense.

That’s correct. NJ changed the law a bit which kept the nationals here… they were all going to leave the state. That’s not hyperbole.

That’s totally different. The HOA failed to do structural inspections and the building was falling apart. Starting lawsuits over minor punch list stuff is just counterproductive.

Going back and forth. I still like X but I try and have as many perspectives as possible and some folks are moving here.

Any construction issue is considered a defect no matter how minor.

Yes! Fair LOL.

You think Moting is the Burke replacement, or he starts?

These are the main reasons you do not see many condo projects in California or NJ.

…is litigation! The law in both states guarantees litigation against the developer. HOA’s sue without fail, and there’s a cottage industry of plaintiffs lawyers who do nothing but this. Hence, insurance costs are astronomical and you have to be one of the big nationals to do anything of size.

Ok, a couple points here. First, condos are very difficult to finance. Many banks still won’t touch them, and the developer first has to put out tons of equity then get through bank financing before finally seeing a profit. Second, the one guarantee you have in California and NJ… (1)

That is actually super high for an affordable HMFA PILOT tied to federal tax credits. Also— HMFA will not grant any tax credits to deals that do not have a PILOT.

The glaring difference being Sherill’s no vote on the Antisemitism Awareness Act.

It is amazing to me that someone who is in elected office can be so ignorant about the law and what he is proposing.