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   Carlos E.R. to Lars Poulsen   
   Re: Ojai vs Santa Barbara (Re: Off Topic   
   20 Jan 26 23:20:32   
   
   From: robin_listas@es.invalid   
      
   On 2026-01-20 22:22, Lars Poulsen wrote:   
      
   ...   
      
   > But it suffers the curse of Paradise: Those who can afford to live   
   > ANYWHERE they like, like to buy a home here; that has driven the   
   > prices up to where a mobile home in a rent controlled senior park   
   > now routinely sells for $750,000. On my cul-de-sac an 1100 sqft   
   > home sold for $1.8M; the buyer tore it down to build a 2400 sqft   
   > house while retaining the old garage that had been turned into an ADU.   
   > City council talks nicely about wanting to build affordable housing,   
   > but the truth is that a reasonable 2-bedroom apartment rents for   
   > $3000/month (on a 12-month lease, with no pets) and it goes up from   
   > there pretty fast. And those modest home owners who have discovered   
   > that the inflated home prices have made them millionaires do   
   > not want that problem fixed.   
      
   Ah, you maybe do not have a tax on the property.   
      
   --   
   Cheers, Carlos.   
   ES🇪🇸, EU🇪🇺;   
      
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