[jchmbrln]

Honest question: how can the population grow more than modestly without more housing?

Without more information, what you just described sounds to me exactly like a supply-constrained scenario. Population can’t grow, so prices skyrocket.

[astazangasta]

By increasing density in existing housing stock, which is exactly what would happen if the boom were being driven by sudden population influx. This isn't what happened; instead poorer residents just began to be replaced by wealthier ones.

[erik_seaberg]

SFist used to write about crazy offers like "rent my walk in closet" or "share a big house with 50 techies".

https://sfist.com/2015/12/31/the_worst_and_saddest_of_apartm...