My wife and I are disgusted by the practice of requiring such housing in exchange for issuing permits for upscale developments. One can bust their arse all their life to escape a certain demographic and the planning gods say “no you can’t”.

We were looking at some master plans for Santaluz, for example, and the low income housing is identified.

It is such a turn off to us that in the future we would not buy anywhere near. I’m not sure everyone is willing to be so honest, however.

It may explain the continued attraction and prices of older upscale areas even when the houses are out of date. People aren’t buying the house, they’re buying the demographics of the neighbourhood and schools.