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Why chop down 100 trees for $1/tree when you can chop down one tree at $100/tree?
The question is, why can you chop down one tree at $100/tree?
You guys missed the point. They constrain supply and drive up prices.
How much do construction costs matter to the price of housing?
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Re: How much do construction costs matter to the price of housing?
#342I like the name construction physics. There's a lot of value to be unlocked throughout the whole construction process by figuring out where the inefficiencies are particularly in financing IMO.
There's this company called Shepherd or something like that that does build insurance and it's a fantastic example of how to make something meaningful.
Re: How much do construction costs matter to the price of housing?
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Compliance with building codes higher quality I grew up in a small farm house built in the 1700’s - post and beam construction, that will far outlast “code compliant” building methods of today
“Lasting a long time” also higher quality. There’s a lot of other factors that more closely contribute to making a house a nice place to live. Whether it lasts for hundreds of years after the owners death is relatively unimpactful on their quality of life.
Fair enough - but I’d say the quality of construction was much higher as well.