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Economy
Poll finds California voters consider moving due to sky-high housing costs
2017-09-20
[SACBEE] More than half of Caliphornia, an impregnable bastion of the Democratic Party, voters say the state’s housing affordability crisis is so bad that they’ve considered moving, and 60 percent of the electorate supports rent control, according to a new statewide poll.

The findings from UC Berkeley’s Institute of Governmental Studies reflect broad concerns Californians have over the soaring cost of living. Amid an unprecedented housing shortage, rents have skyrocketed and tenants have faced mass evictions, especially in desirable areas.

"It’s an extremely serious problem," said poll director Mark DiCamillo. "People are being forced to consider moving because of the rising cost of housing ‐ that’s pretty prevalent all over the state."

Of the 56 percent of voters who said they’ve considered moving, 1 in 4 said they’d relocate out of state if they did.

Posted by:Fred

#12  My guess is the bulk of those willing to move (such as myself) come from red counties and thus have two reasons to move. A number are trapped because they are unwilling to uproot kids until school is done.
Posted by: rjschwarz   2017-09-20 23:22  

#11  You want to see the market collapse? Remove the tax deduction for the interest portion of the mortgage.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2017-09-20 20:14  

#10  If you are anywhere immediately south of Atlanta with a home valued at $750k to $1.5m, better figure on an average of $1500. (or more) per month in property taxes.
Posted by: Besoeker   2017-09-20 16:30  

#9  I know people who pay more for their property tax per month than most of you would even consider paying on a monthly basis for a mortgage. They don't consider themselves wealthy either...well, you wouldn't if you were getting fleeced like that.
Posted by: Abu Uluque   2017-09-20 16:26  

#8  If the housing prices don't get you there are always the taxes and the traffic.
Posted by: Abu Uluque   2017-09-20 16:22  

#7  Heading to Idaho tomorrow for a house hunting visit.
Posted by: NoMoreBS   2017-09-20 15:01  

#6  Mrs. Warthog and I left Kali for Idaho 4 years ago. We were strangers in a strange land. We have never looked back. Housing costs were only a part of the problem. The permeation of auto-destruct liberal policies was the major reason.
Posted by: Warthog   2017-09-20 10:14  

#5  1 in 4 said they’d relocate out of state if they did.

Let's hope not. Better Kahlifornia keeps its worker bees home and not spread them around the rest of the country.
Posted by: jpal   2017-09-20 09:53  

#4   60 percent of the electorate supports rent control
and then they'll be a shortage of places to rent...
Posted by: Bright Pebbles   2017-09-20 09:26  

#3  60 percent of the electorate supports rent control,

Boy Howdy!! That deserves the Gomer Pyle picture all by itself. Stupid is as stupid does.
Posted by: AlanC   2017-09-20 09:21  

#2  Unless they are willing to abandon the crap policies which got them there, they can rot.

Fortunately I know a lot of mid-state Californians that are more than willing.
Posted by: DarthVader   2017-09-20 00:33  

#1  And promptly turn their new homes into the same kind of shithole they left behind.

This ain't the Calexit I was looking for.
Posted by: charger   2017-09-20 00:15