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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Here is what I expect will be the end result:

[b]First, there will be fewer SFHs and fewer neighborhoods with mostly SFHs.  This is of course the goal-namely, reduce the number of SFHs.  Otherwise, there is no increase in housing.[/b]  Second, SFHs have been shown to generate wealth for decades.  Condos and other housing options have not.  Third, middle class and upper middle class families will have fewer opportunities to generate wealth over their lifetimes.  They will be poorer or will leave MoCo.  Fourth, the families living on these multi-unit complexes will be poorer than the single family being replaced.  The change will be a net tax loss to MoCo.  Fifth, the rich will be fine, as their SFHs tend to be in more expensive neighborhoods, where the economics may not work (at least not now) in favor of multi-unit complexes.  Sixth, regardless, the wealthy are less dependent on housing for their net worth.  Seventh, at some point, even the more expensive areas will succumb to multi-unit complexes, at which point the rich who have not already left will then move elsewhere, creating more tax losses to MoCo.  Eighth, what upzoning fails to address the extensive underutilized commercial property in MoCo, where thousands of condos and townhouses could be built.

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I'm scratching my head about the math on this one. Multi-unit buildings will replace single-unit buildings, but there will not be any increase in housing? When I do math, 2>1. Could you please explain? [/quote]

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