had a job in santa fe a few years ago, and tried to find an apartment there, but it was impossible. Ended up commuting for a year from abq, which is not fun... the accidents you drive past on i25... still gives me shivers.
what I'm saying is, housing situation has been bad for years, and I'm sad to hear this is making it even worse
> Buying a home isn’t feasible for many long-term residents, either. Last summer, as Santa Fe became a refuge for many wealthier remote workers to flee larger cities amid the pandemic, the county’s median home price [passed $500,000](https://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/local_news/median-home-price-in-santa-fe-county-tops-500-000-for-first-time/article_bb7f0cca-0970-11eb-bceb-9f1c66c29723.html#) for the first time ever. The median household income in this city of 85,000 people was less than $58,000, per 2019 census [data](https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/santafecitynewmexico/INC110219).
When the person in the article moved to Santa Fe in ‘89 they were writing the same article about all retirees moving to Santa Fe and driving up prices.
It’s not a large city, it’s not a city which can easily expand, and housing is always going to be at a premium.
Move to Espanola.
Won't happen with the local building authority. Every effort is made to keep everything looking the same. In addition, the most affluent members of the community have a vested interest in keeping real estate prices high by limiting supply.
It's not about zoomers.
> The so-called Zoom boom has brought remote workers seeking to stretch their dollar in relatively affordable places, while gaining proximity to nature and open spaces, to small and mid-sized cities across the mountain west. But they are often forcing locals out of their home towns entirely, at times exporting their former cities’ housing crises on to these mountain towns.
'Zoom' is a reference to the video calling software used by remote workers, while 'zoomer' means the age cohort. The article is about the problem of remote workers migrating in and bidding up housing prices, and it also mentions rental property owners doing something similar.
What line in the article makes you think the author is talking about young people?
I automatically thought of Zoom because the title says Zoom, not zoomer. I don't even use it, but its been a pretty major point of discussion for nearly a year now that teleconferencing is sending offices the way of the dodo.
Yes. I 100% thought of the conference software first. Are young people (younger than millennials) even called zoomers? I've never heard that. Aren't they Gen Z or something?
🤷 Guess I'm not with the times. I was still calling them Gen Z. Also, I don't think of wealthy cali tech workers as Gen Z. I think if them as Millennials. Are many Gen Z-ers out of college yet?
Yes? Just because you have some hang up about generations doesn't mean the rest of us do. Who would think it would be young people anyways when it is referring to rich people.
had a job in santa fe a few years ago, and tried to find an apartment there, but it was impossible. Ended up commuting for a year from abq, which is not fun... the accidents you drive past on i25... still gives me shivers. what I'm saying is, housing situation has been bad for years, and I'm sad to hear this is making it even worse
> Buying a home isn’t feasible for many long-term residents, either. Last summer, as Santa Fe became a refuge for many wealthier remote workers to flee larger cities amid the pandemic, the county’s median home price [passed $500,000](https://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/local_news/median-home-price-in-santa-fe-county-tops-500-000-for-first-time/article_bb7f0cca-0970-11eb-bceb-9f1c66c29723.html#) for the first time ever. The median household income in this city of 85,000 people was less than $58,000, per 2019 census [data](https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/santafecitynewmexico/INC110219).
Those people can have that city. It's got as much youth culture as a retirement home.
Hard to have a youth culture when no one can afford to stay after HS.
That town is a boomer nightmare. Never been a fan.
"Zoom Boom" refers to people who work via zoom, not Zoomers.
Yeah I know what it means.
When the person in the article moved to Santa Fe in ‘89 they were writing the same article about all retirees moving to Santa Fe and driving up prices. It’s not a large city, it’s not a city which can easily expand, and housing is always going to be at a premium. Move to Espanola.
It's got to expand up, not out.
pretty sure there's a city ordinance on building height
Won't happen with the local building authority. Every effort is made to keep everything looking the same. In addition, the most affluent members of the community have a vested interest in keeping real estate prices high by limiting supply.
What a terrible article. The problem is lack of housing and low wages, not zoomers existing and renting apartments.
It's not about zoomers. > The so-called Zoom boom has brought remote workers seeking to stretch their dollar in relatively affordable places, while gaining proximity to nature and open spaces, to small and mid-sized cities across the mountain west. But they are often forcing locals out of their home towns entirely, at times exporting their former cities’ housing crises on to these mountain towns.
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'Zoom' is a reference to the video calling software used by remote workers, while 'zoomer' means the age cohort. The article is about the problem of remote workers migrating in and bidding up housing prices, and it also mentions rental property owners doing something similar. What line in the article makes you think the author is talking about young people?
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I automatically thought of Zoom because the title says Zoom, not zoomer. I don't even use it, but its been a pretty major point of discussion for nearly a year now that teleconferencing is sending offices the way of the dodo.
Yes. I 100% thought of the conference software first. Are young people (younger than millennials) even called zoomers? I've never heard that. Aren't they Gen Z or something?
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🤷 Guess I'm not with the times. I was still calling them Gen Z. Also, I don't think of wealthy cali tech workers as Gen Z. I think if them as Millennials. Are many Gen Z-ers out of college yet?
Yes? Just because you have some hang up about generations doesn't mean the rest of us do. Who would think it would be young people anyways when it is referring to rich people.
Yes that’s exactly what everyone thought of first. Tf?