What's the political situation like there? I hear about things like voter suppression by the Republicans and other shenanigans in those states.
Unfortunately, the state is still red due to the population living outside of the MSA. The city and the suburbs are resoundingly blue, though [2].
The governor pulled some very shady voter suppression tactics in the last election. [3, 4] They're afraid, and they know their time is short.
We need more blue voters. We're close to turning the state, and that would be a huge victory.
[1] https://www.realtor.com/news/trends/top-places-for-lgbtq-fol...
[2] https://www.ajc.com/atlanta-neighborhood-2016-presidential-e...
[3] https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/10/30/did-racia...
[4] https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2019/3/6/18253689/vo...
Supply and demand drive prices. Do you think real estate is expensive on the upper east side in Manhattan because of an undue restriction on housing supply? Or is it just because many people want to live and work in NYC?
The fastest growing region in the United States is the South. Of the top 10 fastest growing states in 2019...only 2 of them voted blue in 2016. California is growing at its slowest rate in history:
https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-population-grow...
Yes, supply and demand drive prices, but if you artificially constrict supply like California does with absurdly restrictive zoning laws and inflexible housing policies that only act to protect inflationary ponzi scheme, then you get the present-day California real estate market bubble.