Kit's Kitty Korner [2 to 30!]

[Kitalpha Hart]

Yeah they naturally pissed off a lot of people with that

Ty. Was going for pride but I do t have that many colors lol

[Lemon Cheesecake]

Oh no! I know some people who are having their rents jacked up ... $500 a month & some others more!!

People are renting as vacation rentals now it seems as they can get a weeks rent a night. Crazy. Tiny homes are looking better ... but you have to find a place to park them!!

[Kitalpha Hart]

$500/month?! A cheap apartment here can range from $850-1100/month here! One bed one bath!

[npixelz]

That sounds way too expensive

[Kitalpha Hart]

Or are their rents going up by $500/month which seems like price gouging?

[Lemon Cheesecake]

no, going up $500 a month on top of $1200 - $1500 a month rent for a one bedroom

Apparently if an owner sells a place the new owner can ask whatever they want.

[Kitalpha Hart]

What in the NYC

[npixelz]

Ouch

[galled]

Supply and demand economics for essentials (water, power, basic housing, basic healthcare, internet) should be outlawed when there is no competition...

[Kitalpha Hart]

Iirc there's more than enough houses built for everyone to be not homeless two times over and yet here we are
Like all this stuff are basic necessities, why are we paying for them

Also my friend who is losing her apartment tried to get a mortgage but it turns out her bf lied about a card he was paying off (he's not) so she's hoping her pseudobrother will step in. Like yes he has a house of his own but turns out the prior owner didn't inform him of 8k in back taxes so we're encouraging him to small claims court his money back (and not have to deal with the house)
But if he signs on, that means my friend can get the mortgage for a house they're gonna lowball (had one price reduction, about due for a second, and still no bites) and they'll be giving him two rooms. They plan to split the bills three ways so it's significantly more affordable if this goes through

[galled]

It depends (location, location, location!), some areas have enough, others (cities, metro areas, coastal, centers, etc.) do not. Add in mass migration (illegal and legal) and you get shortages and prices go up to "keep up" "what the market will bear". People can't afford have to move out. If tax base declines (inflation cause people to buy less), the only solution they can imagine is raise taxes. Downward spiral... sigh

[Kitalpha Hart]

WhY iS nO oNe EaTiNg OuT aNyMoRe?!?!?!?!?!
Cuz we can't afford it, Karen

[Gingerale]

I may not have a glamorous or prestigious job but it pays the bills and allows me to eat out once in awhile.

[npixelz]

Dark times these are

[Kitalpha Hart]

I'm basically gonna have just enough money for bills and food and that's about it
Gotta squirrel away the rest of the money for emergencies rip