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Some of the best neighborhoods have multifamily units in my metro area. I've worked in construction which meant doing jobs in upscale neighborhoods and I've seen multiplexes in the middle of a high end SFH neighborhood. The buildings looked historic so my guess is they are older neighborhoods where these properties are grandfathered in.Yes as a homeowner, I wouldn't want my home devalued by high density housing. I wouldn't want to deal with higher rates of crime, auto theft and home burglaries either.
They can build high density housing on empty lots of property that aren't in good neighborhoods.
When people think "low income" they assume it means the lower classes and especially non-whites and immigrants but in many cases the people living in these multifamily units in upscale neighborhoods are young people from the upper middle class who are starting their careers. So yes they're "poorer" but they're not exactly the dregs of society. If its a prime location the units will still be expensive relative to the wider metro area, its just that they're cheaper than living in the surrounding SFHs.
Its not people like Biden who are for these regulations, its NIMBYs at the local level like the guy I replied to above.From what I've read here in the US there is about a shortage of 1 million homes. that has created a housing shortage crisis. Home builders are reportedly not building as many new homes due to increased regulations written 10 years ago, making it more difficult and more expensive to create a house. To buy a new home in the US you need an income of over $100,000 it was announced last month.
Hope regulations are eased so some new homes can be made. I have my doubts that will happen while Biden is in office though.