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AI wealth is creating a 'mansion shortage' and upending San Francisco's housing market (www.npr.org)

submitted 4 days ago by UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world to c/aboringdystopia@lemmy.world

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At 1,600 square feet and an asking price of $2 million, it qualifies as entry level for families here and is a steal in the current market, said Paul Kitchen, a real estate agent with Compass brokerage.

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[–] DementedSociety@lemmy.world 21 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I am sick to fucking death of this shit.

[–] HubertManne@piefed.social 5 points 4 days ago

I literally cannot function in us society now. Things need to somewhat at the least make sense.

[–] Sibshops@feddit.cl 19 points 4 days ago (3 children)

If it's a tech job it can be done anywhere, no?

[–] VibeSurgeon@piefed.social 11 points 4 days ago (1 children)

The really high-paying tech jobs typically require you to come into the office

[–] isVeryLoud@lemmy.ca 9 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Which is bizarre, the best engineers are basement dwellers

[–] CompactFlax@discuss.tchncs.de 10 points 4 days ago

The highest paid people in tech are not engineers.

[–] VibeSurgeon@piefed.social 6 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I don't think this stereotype is actually true.

[–] isVeryLoud@lemmy.ca 5 points 4 days ago

I've found it to be true, but you're right, anecdotal evidence is not necessarily true.

[–] jade52@lemmy.ca 8 points 4 days ago

Most can. But corporations don't want you to.

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 4 points 4 days ago

Not if it's a hardware job, no

[–] Pat_Riot@lemmy.today 13 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Jesus, I just built a 1600 square foot house for 300k with a detached 600 square foot garage/shop.

[–] stoly@lemmy.world 8 points 4 days ago

In a place that is not competitive. San Francisco is extremely constrained geographically and cannot expand. Therefore there is great competition for those few resources that exist.

[–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 7 points 4 days ago

They'll be homeless in three years. Meanwhile, my apartment is pretty great.