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Another question to ask: will remote work fix this? I know most people have no interest in living in the city they work long term. That's a compromise that's demanded because if requirements most jobs place.

If I had a steady stream of remote friendly work guaranteed in the same way in person work is I'd move to PA and buy a mini mansion the next week.

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Outside of tech, most businesses are back in the office now. Personally I work from home in an apartment in the city because the lifestyle is just better than a sprawling isolated suburb.

Remote work could help to alleviate the pressure on housing markets in major cities, but mini mansions are the opposite of dense, affordable housing. Even if the price is cheap to you, the associated costs for the city — more infrastructure and roads — are high. We can’t further sprawl our way out of this.

To me, a mini mansion is a house with 3 bedrooms.

Apartments in the east coast and NYC area are very small and overpriced.

Ah, okay, my apologies :) I read that as a synonym for "mcmansion".

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