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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The problem is that the population has grown to such a level that our "inner suburbs" would be dense urban city in pretty much any other global city. The inner suburbs need to urbanize; we are running out of space and have a lot more people in the metro area. Similarly, DC needs to go denser and higher. I live in a SFH neighborhood in NW DC (R-40 zoning); its ridiculous that builders cannot convert any homes into multi-unit properties. And my elderly neighbors will fight them tooth and nail.

These things are starting to happen, but it will take time. The dying off of Boomers and elderly who bought their houses 30-50 years ago for a song will quicken the pace of upzoning. You're hamstringing two generations of young families that need a home and are spending 40-50%+ of their wages on housing. This isn't working. [/quote]

Where to start?

First off, you live in DC not MoCo which is the subject of this thread. In DC, all but two zones are multifamily zoning, including R-40. Reference the DC Zoning Handbook-

http://handbook.dcoz.dc.gov/use-categories/other-uses/accessory-dwelling-units/

Second, you are crazy if you think these people bought their homes "for a song". You don't seem to understand inflation and time value of money concepts. [b]I can guarantee these people spend very significant portions of their income on housing.[/b] Lastly, your post is offensive. I'm glad you're so excited that the Boomers and the elderly will be dying so upzoning can move along. Your karma will come when the next generation says that about you. In the meantime, the youngest boomers are just turning 55, are probably a decade or more from retirement, and are very likely to have teenagers still in their homes. Sorry they can't die quicker to open up the housing stock for you. [/quote]

Price-to-income ratios for housing are reaching historic highs.

https://www.jchs.harvard.edu/blog/price-to-income-ratios-are-nearing-historic-highs/[/quote]

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