Housing shortfall, costs and affordability

[Rainrider22]

now now. don't judge without knowing facts. I have good friends, two families in fact, who live there in what you describe. But I can advise you they all( both husbands and wives) worked their asses off to achieve what they have. They made a lot of personal sacrifices, not eating out or buying impulse frivolous extras, driving old cars etc, not going on vacations. They also bought small homes and traded up a few times. So, they have been rewarded with some very nice large homes. I on the other hand, took a different route and lived it up a bit. So I live in a much smaller home. Life is about choices. But I never begrudge someone having more than I have. Now, they could very well become NIMBYs just as much as anyone else...not that they are at this point. I have asked them about the developments and they are all fine with it.