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**Still, that doesn't solve house affordability. | **Still, that doesn't solve house affordability. | ||
**Construction: what if people developed the land that they live on? That's a great idea, but the reality is that very few people want to or can build their own home, according to OSE data. From the OSE workshops that people attended - zero built the Seed Home 1 so far. | **Construction: what if people developed the land that they live on? That's a great idea, but the reality is that very few people want to or can build their own home, according to OSE data. From the OSE workshops that people attended - zero built the Seed Home 1 so far. | ||
**Thus, we need to '''solve for an assisted construction model'''. 25% of overall population builds their own home. We can bring that up to much higher, with lower costs. To get there, we will need to provide the general contracting as well. |
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- Authoritative book - [1]. So then: is policy the way to go for regenerative solutions at scale, or is it done through entrepreneurship, where clever entrepreneurship solves all business problems, which include policy deficits? The grand debate: enterprise or policy?
- Housing Without Debt. Critique:
- In the USA, land is much cheaper than in the UK, so the gravity of the issue is less.
- Still, that doesn't solve house affordability.
- Construction: what if people developed the land that they live on? That's a great idea, but the reality is that very few people want to or can build their own home, according to OSE data. From the OSE workshops that people attended - zero built the Seed Home 1 so far.
- Thus, we need to solve for an assisted construction model. 25% of overall population builds their own home. We can bring that up to much higher, with lower costs. To get there, we will need to provide the general contracting as well.