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Back when I lived in DC the nations capital was #1 on this index several years in a row, and I argued that it was a sign of big price declines to come as people were priced out and moved away.
the people moving out are generally poorer or less rich to be nicer and use a moving van to get out. And the richer people moving in, just get new furniture and unpack suitcases. They don't need a moving van on the way in.
Sometimes, retirees leave to cheaper areas and bring all of their stuff. Young people drawn to urban areas may move without a uhaul, because they don't have much stuff.
I thought the Uhaul shortage was from homeless stealing them and turning them into mobile campers.
city full of sidewalk poop
I guess I just don't put much faith in these stats is mainly what I'm getting at.
If people were really fleeing SF, you would see a decline in prices of rent and houses.
I'm actually surprised I don't see more crafty, hipster guys/gals converting old Uhaul's into campers. I'm sure it's being done, but I don't see anything like that in the Chicagoland region. Although we do live next to Indiana, capital of some of the shittiest campers made on the planet. So we get some cheap prices on cheap campers.
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