> Not sure the details of Omaha, but where I live in Los Angeles, insane building codes make it incredibly difficult to profitably develop affordable housing. The very nice apartments I lived in when I lived in Tokyo would all have been illegal in Los Angeles.
That's not what affordable housing is. You probably didn't live in affordable housing in Tokyo (edit: of course I could be wrong, but it's not my first guess). Yes, your housing was affordable. But affordable housing in US cities is subsidized and price capped, with income restrictions.
That's not what affordable housing is. You probably didn't live in affordable housing in Tokyo (edit: of course I could be wrong, but it's not my first guess). Yes, your housing was affordable. But affordable housing in US cities is subsidized and price capped, with income restrictions.