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Local control laws allow anyone to stop development in others' yards.
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There is so much demand and money that prices won't go down.
contested · 4 yes · 11 no · 2 abstained · cross-group · command-r7b-12-2024 n, gemma-3-12b-it a, gemma-3-4b-it y, gpt-oss-120b n, gpt-oss-20b y, granite-4-0-h-micro n, laguna-s-2-1 n, ling-3-0-flash y, llama-3-1-8b-instruc a, ministral-3b-2512 n, mistral-nemo n, mistral-small-24b-in n, nex-n2-5-mini n, nova-micro-v1 n, qwen3-30b-a3b-instru n, schematron-v2-small y, schematron-v2-turbo n
NIMBY exists to protect most people's largest financial asset.
contested · 10 yes · 5 no · 1 abstained · cross-group · command-r7b-12-2024 n, gemma-3-12b-it y, gemma-3-4b-it y, gpt-oss-120b y, gpt-oss-20b y, granite-4-0-h-micro y, laguna-s-2-1 n, ling-3-0-flash y, llama-3-1-8b-instruc a, ministral-3b-2512 n, mistral-nemo n, mistral-small-24b-in y, nex-n2-5-mini y, nova-micro-v1 n, qwen3-30b-a3b-instru y, schematron-v2-turbo y
Housing relies on rising house prices to function in the UK.
contested · 5 yes · 10 no · 2 abstained · cross-group · command-r7b-12-2024 n, gemma-3-12b-it a, gemma-3-4b-it y, gpt-oss-120b y, gpt-oss-20b n, granite-4-0-h-micro a, laguna-s-2-1 n, ling-3-0-flash n, llama-3-1-8b-instruc n, ministral-3b-2512 n, mistral-nemo n, mistral-small-24b-in n, nex-n2-5-mini y, nova-micro-v1 n, qwen3-30b-a3b-instru n, schematron-v2-small y, schematron-v2-turbo y
Companies concentrate demand for housing in a few areas.
contested · 6 yes · 8 no · 4 abstained · cross-group · command-r7b-12-2024 y, gemma-3-12b-it a, gemma-3-4b-it y, gpt-oss-120b a, gpt-oss-20b n, granite-4-0-h-micro a, laguna-s-2-1 n, ling-3-0-flash y, llama-3-1-8b-instruc a, ministral-3b-2512 n, ministral-8b-2512 n, mistral-nemo n, mistral-small-24b-in n, nex-n2-5-mini y, nova-micro-v1 n, qwen3-30b-a3b-instru n, schematron-v2-small y, schematron-v2-turbo y
The main reason we don't have infinite housing is regulation.
contested · 11 yes · 5 no · cross-group · command-r7b-12-2024 n, gemma-3-12b-it y, gemma-3-4b-it y, gpt-oss-120b y, gpt-oss-20b y, granite-4-0-h-micro y, laguna-s-2-1 y, ling-3-0-flash y, llama-3-1-8b-instruc n, ministral-3b-2512 n, mistral-nemo n, mistral-small-24b-in y, nex-n2-5-mini y, nova-micro-v1 n, qwen3-30b-a3b-instru y, schematron-v2-turbo y
More housing units on the market reduces prices.
contested · 6 yes · 7 no · 3 abstained · cross-group · command-r7b-12-2024 n, gemma-3-12b-it a, gemma-3-4b-it y, gpt-oss-120b y, gpt-oss-20b a, granite-4-0-h-micro n, laguna-s-2-1 y, llama-3-1-8b-instruc a, ministral-3b-2512 n, mistral-nemo n, mistral-small-24b-in n, nex-n2-5-mini y, nova-micro-v1 n, qwen3-30b-a3b-instru n, schematron-v2-small y, schematron-v2-turbo y
People who work in the city can't afford to live there.
contested · 6 yes · 8 no · 2 abstained · cross-group · command-r7b-12-2024 n, gemma-3-12b-it a, gemma-3-4b-it y, gpt-oss-120b y, gpt-oss-20b y, granite-4-0-h-micro n, laguna-s-2-1 n, llama-3-1-8b-instruc n, ministral-3b-2512 n, mistral-nemo n, mistral-small-24b-in a, nex-n2-5-mini y, nova-micro-v1 n, qwen3-30b-a3b-instru n, schematron-v2-small y, schematron-v2-turbo y
We are consciously limiting supply in the Seattle housing market.
contested · 11 yes · 4 no · 3 abstained · cross-group · command-r7b-12-2024 n, gemma-3-12b-it a, gemma-3-4b-it y, gpt-oss-120b y, gpt-oss-20b y, granite-4-0-h-micro a, laguna-s-2-1 y, ling-3-0-flash y, llama-3-1-8b-instruc a, ministral-3b-2512 n, ministral-8b-2512 y, mistral-nemo n, mistral-small-24b-in y, nex-n2-5-mini y, nova-micro-v1 n, qwen3-30b-a3b-instru y, schematron-v2-small y, schematron-v2-turbo y
Housing shortages are treated as free money by incumbents.
contested · 7 yes · 6 no · 2 abstained · cross-group · command-r7b-12-2024 y, gemma-3-12b-it y, gemma-3-4b-it y, gpt-oss-120b y, gpt-oss-20b y, granite-4-0-h-micro a, laguna-s-2-1 n, llama-3-1-8b-instruc n, ministral-3b-2512 n, mistral-nemo n, mistral-small-24b-in a, nex-n2-5-mini y, nova-micro-v1 n, qwen3-30b-a3b-instru n, schematron-v2-turbo y
There are many under-utilized spaces for new construction in the Bay Area.
contested · 4 yes · 11 no · 2 abstained · cross-group · command-r7b-12-2024 n, gemma-3-12b-it y, gemma-3-4b-it y, gpt-oss-120b n, gpt-oss-20b n, granite-4-0-h-micro n, laguna-s-2-1 n, ling-3-0-flash n, llama-3-1-8b-instruc a, ministral-3b-2512 n, mistral-nemo n, mistral-small-24b-in n, nex-n2-5-mini n, nova-micro-v1 n, qwen3-30b-a3b-instru a, schematron-v2-small y, schematron-v2-turbo y
The reason more isn’t being built is zoning.
contested · 6 yes · 6 no · 1 abstained · cross-group · command-r7b-12-2024 n, gemma-3-12b-it y, gemma-3-4b-it y, gpt-oss-120b y, gpt-oss-20b n, granite-4-0-h-micro a, llama-3-1-8b-instruc n, ministral-3b-2512 n, mistral-nemo n, mistral-small-24b-in y, nex-n2-5-mini y, nova-micro-v1 n, schematron-v2-turbo y
NIMBY exists to protect most people's largest financial asset.
contested · 6 yes · 8 no · 2 abstained · cross-group · command-r7b-12-2024 n, gemma-3-12b-it y, gemma-3-4b-it y, gpt-oss-120b n, gpt-oss-20b a, granite-4-0-h-micro y, laguna-s-2-1 n, llama-3-1-8b-instruc n, ministral-3b-2512 n, mistral-nemo n, mistral-small-24b-in a, nex-n2-5-mini n, nova-micro-v1 n, qwen3-30b-a3b-instru y, schematron-v2-small y, schematron-v2-turbo y
House prices in the UK are high because of low supply and buoyant demand.
contested · 4 yes · 11 no · 2 abstained · cross-group · command-r7b-12-2024 n, gemma-3-12b-it y, gemma-3-4b-it y, gpt-oss-120b a, gpt-oss-20b a, granite-4-0-h-micro n, laguna-s-2-1 n, ling-3-0-flash n, llama-3-1-8b-instruc n, ministral-3b-2512 n, mistral-nemo n, mistral-small-24b-in n, nex-n2-5-mini n, nova-micro-v1 n, qwen3-30b-a3b-instru n, schematron-v2-small y, schematron-v2-turbo y
The main reason we don't have infinite housing is regulation.
contested · 7 yes · 6 no · 5 abstained · cross-group · command-r7b-12-2024 n, gemma-3-12b-it y, gemma-3-4b-it y, gpt-oss-120b a, gpt-oss-20b a, granite-4-0-h-micro a, laguna-s-2-1 n, ling-3-0-flash a, llama-3-1-8b-instruc a, ministral-3b-2512 n, ministral-8b-2512 n, mistral-nemo n, mistral-small-24b-in y, nex-n2-5-mini y, nova-micro-v1 n, qwen3-30b-a3b-instru y, schematron-v2-small y, schematron-v2-turbo y
Housing shortages are treated as free money by incumbents.
contested · 6 yes · 6 no · 4 abstained · cross-group · command-r7b-12-2024 y, gemma-3-12b-it y, gemma-3-4b-it y, gpt-oss-120b n, gpt-oss-20b a, granite-4-0-h-micro a, laguna-s-2-1 n, llama-3-1-8b-instruc n, ministral-3b-2512 n, mistral-nemo n, mistral-small-24b-in a, nex-n2-5-mini a, nova-micro-v1 n, qwen3-30b-a3b-instru y, schematron-v2-small y, schematron-v2-turbo y
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There are many under-utilized spaces for new construction in the Bay Area.
judged not to · 3 yes · 12 no · 3 abstained · command-r7b-12-2024 n, gemma-3-12b-it a, gemma-3-4b-it n, gpt-oss-120b n, gpt-oss-20b a, granite-4-0-h-micro n, laguna-s-2-1 n, ling-3-0-flash n, llama-3-1-8b-instruc n, ministral-3b-2512 n, ministral-8b-2512 n, mistral-nemo n, mistral-small-24b-in a, nex-n2-5-mini y, nova-micro-v1 n, qwen3-30b-a3b-instru n, schematron-v2-small y, schematron-v2-turbo y
Wallingford will be valuable and therefore expensive no matter what housing is built.
judged not to · 3 yes · 12 no · 2 abstained · command-r7b-12-2024 n, gemma-3-12b-it a, gemma-3-4b-it y, gpt-oss-120b n, gpt-oss-20b n, granite-4-0-h-micro a, laguna-s-2-1 n, llama-3-1-8b-instruc n, ministral-3b-2512 n, ministral-8b-2512 n, mistral-nemo n, mistral-small-24b-in n, nex-n2-5-mini n, nova-micro-v1 n, qwen3-30b-a3b-instru n, schematron-v2-small y, schematron-v2-turbo y
Proposition 13 limited annual property tax increases in California.
judged not to · 1 yes · 14 no · 3 abstained · command-r7b-12-2024 n, gemma-3-12b-it n, gemma-3-4b-it n, gpt-oss-120b n, gpt-oss-20b a, granite-4-0-h-micro a, laguna-s-2-1 n, ling-3-0-flash n, llama-3-1-8b-instruc a, ministral-3b-2512 n, ministral-8b-2512 n, mistral-nemo n, mistral-small-24b-in n, nex-n2-5-mini n, nova-micro-v1 n, qwen3-30b-a3b-instru n, schematron-v2-small y, schematron-v2-turbo n
Cambridge lowers property tax for owner-occupied homes to incentivize residency.
judged not to · 1 yes · 14 no · 1 abstained · command-r7b-12-2024 n, gemma-3-12b-it n, gemma-3-4b-it n, gpt-oss-120b n, gpt-oss-20b a, granite-4-0-h-micro n, laguna-s-2-1 n, ling-3-0-flash n, llama-3-1-8b-instruc n, ministral-3b-2512 n, mistral-nemo n, mistral-small-24b-in n, nex-n2-5-mini n, nova-micro-v1 n, qwen3-30b-a3b-instru n, schematron-v2-turbo y
Property rights give owners priority access to land.
judged not to · 3 yes · 12 no · 3 abstained · command-r7b-12-2024 n, gemma-3-12b-it a, gemma-3-4b-it y, gpt-oss-120b a, gpt-oss-20b n, granite-4-0-h-micro a, laguna-s-2-1 n, ling-3-0-flash n, llama-3-1-8b-instruc n, ministral-3b-2512 n, ministral-8b-2512 n, mistral-nemo n, mistral-small-24b-in n, nex-n2-5-mini n, nova-micro-v1 n, qwen3-30b-a3b-instru n, schematron-v2-small y, schematron-v2-turbo y
Proposition 13 limited annual property tax increases in California.
judged not to · 1 yes · 14 no · 1 abstained · command-r7b-12-2024 n, gemma-3-12b-it n, gemma-3-4b-it n, gpt-oss-120b n, gpt-oss-20b a, granite-4-0-h-micro n, laguna-s-2-1 n, ling-3-0-flash n, llama-3-1-8b-instruc n, ministral-3b-2512 n, mistral-nemo n, mistral-small-24b-in n, nex-n2-5-mini n, nova-micro-v1 n, qwen3-30b-a3b-instru n, schematron-v2-turbo y
Housing relies on rising house prices to function in the UK.
judged not to · 2 yes · 13 no · 3 abstained · command-r7b-12-2024 n, gemma-3-12b-it a, gemma-3-4b-it n, gpt-oss-120b a, gpt-oss-20b a, granite-4-0-h-micro n, laguna-s-2-1 n, ling-3-0-flash n, llama-3-1-8b-instruc n, ministral-3b-2512 n, ministral-8b-2512 n, mistral-nemo n, mistral-small-24b-in n, nex-n2-5-mini n, nova-micro-v1 n, qwen3-30b-a3b-instru n, schematron-v2-small y, schematron-v2-turbo y
People who work in the city can't afford to live there.
judged not to · 2 yes · 13 no · 2 abstained · command-r7b-12-2024 n, gemma-3-12b-it a, gemma-3-4b-it n, gpt-oss-120b n, gpt-oss-20b a, granite-4-0-h-micro n, laguna-s-2-1 n, ling-3-0-flash n, llama-3-1-8b-instruc n, ministral-3b-2512 n, mistral-nemo n, mistral-small-24b-in n, nex-n2-5-mini n, nova-micro-v1 n, qwen3-30b-a3b-instru n, schematron-v2-small y, schematron-v2-turbo y
Developers have an incentive to keep rents high overall.
judged not to · 2 yes · 13 no · 2 abstained · command-r7b-12-2024 n, gemma-3-12b-it a, gemma-3-4b-it n, gpt-oss-120b n, gpt-oss-20b a, granite-4-0-h-micro n, laguna-s-2-1 n, ling-3-0-flash n, llama-3-1-8b-instruc n, ministral-3b-2512 n, mistral-nemo n, mistral-small-24b-in n, nex-n2-5-mini n, nova-micro-v1 n, qwen3-30b-a3b-instru n, schematron-v2-small y, schematron-v2-turbo y
Property rights give owners priority access to land.
judged not to · 3 yes · 12 no · 3 abstained · command-r7b-12-2024 n, gemma-3-12b-it a, gemma-3-4b-it y, gpt-oss-120b a, gpt-oss-20b n, granite-4-0-h-micro n, laguna-s-2-1 n, ling-3-0-flash n, llama-3-1-8b-instruc a, ministral-3b-2512 n, ministral-8b-2512 n, mistral-nemo n, mistral-small-24b-in n, nex-n2-5-mini n, nova-micro-v1 n, qwen3-30b-a3b-instru n, schematron-v2-small y, schematron-v2-turbo y
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