[quote=briansd1]Actually, if Americans can no longer afford “Carlsbad-like” neighborhoods and everything in San Diego deteriorates to “El Cajon-like” and people have to move to apartments, it still won’t be the end of the world.[/quote]
None too soon: good riddance to Stepford, I say.
Most of the “nice” neighborhoods coveted by many around here just give me the creeps. I can’t understand why anyone would aspire to live amid such horrifying HOA-enforced uniformity.
Note that from an economic perspective, the marginal utility of a bigger house is zero at best. The only reason to have a big house is to provide shelter and sanitation for a big family. Otherwise it’s just a warehouse for used consumer goods.
My family of four is happy in our quiet patch of 92020, thank you, and somehow we manage to not feel imprisoned in the 1,000 sq. ft. 3/1 we bought last year. I’ll never move again if I can avoid it–just bury me in the back yard when I croak.
