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>Yeah, it's the sports stadiums and not where the paying jobs are

Who said that?

>People don't give a single thought about sports stadiums or if you're near a highway/airport or any of that soft nonsense.

You might not, but other people definitely do. It's common for people to have criteria when looking for a house (e.g. not having an airport or train station directly in your backyard, being near a good school, being close to x and y amenities, being on a main bus line, etc.). They don't go to a real estate agent and only say "I want a house". Being close to work is a starting filter. Most people apply more filters.

Stadiums were just an example of what people might consider desirable. I think the broader point hervature was making was that what is considered a desirable location (and the cost of being near those locations) has changed in the last 70 years. That is an effect on housing prices which is not clearly captured in the article's analysis.




That conclusion assumes there are options when there are not. There are millions of people priced out of secure housing. People buy what they can. There's no reason to hunt for patterns in noise.




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