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datavirtue a day ago

Part of this is that homes are too fancy and large. All of that translates into elevated costs and risks.

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osigurdson a day ago | parent | next [-]

If people like them, they are not too big or too fancy.

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SideQuark a day ago | parent [-]

It is if they cannot afford them. Most people would love far more than they can afford, but reality wins.

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osigurdson 17 hours ago | parent [-]

The problem with "people should aim lower" type arguments is eventually everyone is living in a tent.

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SideQuark 8 hours ago | parent [-]

The problem with slippery slope fallacies is, well, they are a fallacy.

I also see you coupled it with the strawman fallacy, since I didn't claim anything as wide ranging as "people should aim lower."

Pretty impressive to pack so much poor reasoning into one sentence.

Spending within what one can afford is a long running method of resource allocation which has served mankind for millennia, and mankind is now living at a higher standard of living than any point in history.

	▲	osigurdson 7 hours ago \| parent [-]
		>> Part of this is that homes are too fancy and large. All of that translates into elevated costs and risks. I was originally responding to the above parent comment. Agree, if you can't afford it, don't buy it.

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JKCalhoun a day ago | parent | prev [-]

Also, they are not building small homes anyway.

Developers here in the Midwaste aren't going to put a cheap house on a lot if they can instead put a 3500 sq. ft. home and get triple the profit.

	▲	Sabinus a day ago \| parent [-]
		And if the developers can't sell that house because it's uninsurable, then they will stop.