Property News · October 2, 2017

Rise of the yimbys: the angry millennials with a radical housing solution


They see themselves as progressive housing activists. Critics call them shills for luxury developers. Meet the new band of millennials who are priced out of cities and shouting: ‘Yes in my back yard’When a woman stood up and waved a courgette in the air at a City of Berkeley council meeting this summer, complaining that a new housing development would block the sunlight from her zucchini garden, she probably felt confident that the community was on her side. After all, hers was the kind of complaint – small-scale, wholesome, relatable – that has held up housing projects for years in cities around the world.She didn’t expect the wrath of the yimbys. Continue reading…

Source : theguardian.com
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