On that note … hbr.org/2024/09/the-market-a…

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I feel like it’s the same story in little beach towns all over. The local organizing always seems to be a sticking point, too.

Oh yeah, Nantucket is also part of this coalition. I’ve got family there, too, fwiw. The housing situation is really out of control. What’s your take on it?

The point is, to address the housing crisis, we need to look at places where things are bad, see what they're doing, and, if it works, organize and try to replicate it. (E.g., Montgomery County, Maryland!) Because it's not going to get better on it's own. 5/5

And like a lot of places, success or failure here is a question of whether people in the community can organize. There's a committed core who has managed to navigate small town politics and unite people, lobby for policy at the state level, and try to find solutions. 4/x

The basic conditions that have broken the housing market actually aren't so different on the island than in other places: inequality, lack of supply, extractive investment properties, a lack of a real community organization in dealing with this problem. 3/x

Now, maybe you're saying, so what? Martha's Vineyard is a fancy vacation spot. Even so, it still has teachers, carpenters, folks who work at coffee shops and hotels. And the fact that it's an extreme case means the community is throwing everything they can at housing. 2/x

I got to write about the housing crisis in my home town. Like a lot of places, it's almost impossible for normal people to find affordable rent or buy a house. So, folks are organizing to find ways to build, buy, and hold on to year-round housing. 1/x

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