The average home value in California is $786,180. The average Dallas house price is $440K. Wanna know why? Dallas metro area permitted more new housing than the entire state of California.

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1. What’s the cost of labor, materials, land in these areas

2. Another Texas thing (besides not wanting to live in a state where women are second class citizens):

   >”It’s a pretty sad state of affairs when lifetime [citizens of Texas can no longer afford their homes due to outrageous taxes ](https://www.newsweek.com/texas-residents-decry-outrageous-property-tax-rises-1871933)that exceed their limited incomes,” she added. “Bring on a state income tax and lower property taxes, for God’s sake. Fair market value is simply ridiculous for individuals who bought homes 30 years ago, paid them off in full, but are unable to live out their lives in their lifetime homes due to Texas’ outrageous and ridiculous property tax laws!”

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3. Now do Ladoga Indiana

4. I daresay that it’s plausible that the geography of CA doesn’t lend itself to a lot more home development.

5. What supply and demand is a thing we still believe?!

6. In texas where are these dallas home prices that are sub 440k and not a shit hole ?

7. Isn’t because you would have to live in Texas if you bought the house in Dallas, and deep in their hearts nobody wants that.

8. Stupid red tape and NIMBYs!
   Such a pain in the ass to get any work done.

   One of the most annoying ones is the “environmental impact ” assessment for an existing building. It’s like , dude, the building has already been built. WTH

9. The real reason is that California is more desirable than Dallas.

10. Isn’t property tax in Texas like 4X that of CA?