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ATLAS · A CLAIM AND WHERE IT CAME FROM

People who work in the city can't afford to live there.

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Why is housing unaffordable in our cities?

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Housing relies on rising house prices to function in the UK.
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Housing shortages are treated as free money by incumbents.
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Deliberate policy turned homes into speculative assets and locked out a generation.
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The previous Government made anti-supply changes to national planning policy.
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House prices in the UK are high because of low supply and buoyant demand.
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Companies concentrate demand for housing in a few areas.
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New luxury apartments are bought by foreign investors who keep them empty.
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We are consciously limiting supply in the Seattle housing market.
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The city council refuses to allow low cost apartments or assist funding them
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America adds 600k-1.2M immigrants per year, straining limited supply
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Developers have an incentive to keep rents high overall.
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Transportation costs offset savings from living further from urban core
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