Well, he can offer to pay less for land if concessions go up. But the owner can say, no, I'm just going to wait (thanks Prop 13).
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But if everyone waits? Rents probably go up. And you have housing for the super wealthy and BMR lottery winners, buy barely for middle class
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"CHANGING SAN FRANCISCO IS FORESEEN AS A HAVEN FOR WEALTHY AND CHILDLESS" (1981) http://www.nytimes.com/1981/06/09/us/changing-san-francisco-is-foreseen-as-a-haven-for-wealthy-and-childless.html …
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@rolandlisf found this story a few months ago and it's everything! eerie how it could have been written today.1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
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@imkialikethecar These two too! (Minus the Oakland office construction) http://www.nytimes.com/2000/06/06/us/in-san-francisco-renters-are-supplicants.html … + http://www.nytimes.com/2000/08/08/us/oakland-joins-the-bay-area-boom.html …2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@enievesap Does this time feel different? cc
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@rolandlisf @enievesAP@imkialikethecar "history doesn't repeat, but it does rhyme"1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
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@kimmaicutler@rolandlisf @enievesap ha, that's good saying1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@imkialikethecar@rolandlisf @enievesAP it's supposedly attributed to a journalist who covered another San Francisco boom time long ago ;-)1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@kimmaicutler@rolandlisf @enievesap ha. perfect.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
@imkialikethecar @rolandlisf @enievesAP http://www.twainquotes.com/Era/18660225b.html … don't know exactly where the history quote is from but it's allegedly Twain
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@kimmaicutler@rolandlisf @enievesap the original boomtown journo… i think the uncertainty of its origin adds to the quote's magic heh0 replies 0 retweets 1 likeThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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