DC Suburbs slowly getting denser I've been a participant for the past 5 years in what is easily the 2nd-3rd most insane housing market in the US: Washington DC. Apartment occupancy is 99% in the desirable areas, and "affordable starter homes" (in finger quotes) are priced at $250-$350k. People with good jobs can barely afford this. So what happens to folks who are just getting their feet on the ground in the country? More the merrier. How do you strike a balance between providing affordable housing that is accessible to living-wage jobs without running out the existing neighbors?
posted by cpfeifer
on Dec 27, 2002 -
50 comments
Boston is having a real brouhaha over grass-roots efforts to return to
rent control. Here in D.C., some folks
aren't happy about a massive vending machine in Adam's Morgan. Meanwhile, D.C. braces for
protests surrounding the upcoming meeting of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank.
Is there, in this day and age, a debate raging about the equity, and even the efficacy, of
capitalism? Is
Marxism still a viable vein of thought in the modern age? Are free markets as self-policing as
some folks argue? Or does industry require a
more arduous watchdog?
posted by NedKoppel
on Sep 13, 2002 -
33 comments
