• afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    The lowest non-condemned house in my city is currently listed at over half a million dollars. There is a three story office building in my block that has been empty since March 2020.

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      1 year ago

      I’m not understanding what you’re trying to say.

      If the lowest house in your area is $0.5M and it’s selling… that’s supply and demand. Low supply of housing, high demand in your area. It sucks but it’s a lack of local supply to drive prices down (likely coupled with skyrocketing building materials costs due to price gouging “inflation” making building less feasible)

      Office space is pretty different for a lot of reasons, and the need for it in general has shrank a lot after the pandemic.