Comparing housing prices in Los Angeles and Dallas, Virginia Postrel finds that Angelenos pay a premium for the right to build on their land. The result: houses that cost roughly $300,000 more than their equivalent in Texas.
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Inside a port of entry facility in Tornillo, Texas, temporary housing has been built for the newly overflowing population of unaccompanied minors and the children of detained migrant parents, under the new “zero-tolerance” policy.
It’s a question I’ve asked myself many times, as I’ve tried and failed to sell my house and buy a new one.
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