Posted on 07/25/2025 8:35:31 AM PDT by millenial4freedom
Sofia Baig was shocked when she visited San Francisco open houses last month that were so crowded, she was physically bumping into people. There wasn't enough space for the dozens vying for one rental unit.
Baig, her husband and newborn have to move to the city by mid-August as their Stanford student housing expired. Their search felt like a flashback to the 2010s, with bidding wars, an inventory desert and applicants writing "love letters" to landlords on their merits with attached resumes.
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They hoped to find a two-bedroom place for $3,500 to $4,200 a month, focusing on the west side. Desirable areas like Lake Street near the Presidio were "insanely competitive" and in some cases were going over the asking price.
"It was pretty anxiety-inducing," she said. "We hit a point where we thought we couldn't do it." They began sending in cover letters, with "pictures of us and our newborn." Having two small dogs further limited their options.
"It was just crazy, the effort we had to put in to be selected," she said. "Agents said they hadn't seen a renter's market like this in five years. Now it's a landlord's market."
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Maybe being a sanctuary city is filling them up with illegals.
Refugees or Humanitarian Parolees more likely. They are eligible for .gov benefits like SSI, Rental assistance, Food stamps, Medicaide. Crowded out many residents from rentals because the price the .gov will pay is more than the residents can afford.
I can make housing affordable again, raise wages, lower the cost of college, with the stroke of a pen, just cancel and revoke all H1-B and student visas.
all liberals have to do is vote for conservatives that will allow new areas to be developed.
all liberals have to do is vote for conservatives that will allow new areas to be developed.
sounds like a great plan! the swamp creatures will fight you tooth and nail though...
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