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re: NWA. The Next Austin?
Posted on 12/8/21 at 10:53 am to Harry Rex Vonner
Posted on 12/8/21 at 10:53 am to Harry Rex Vonner
NWA is still a nice place to live, but if I had to place a bet, I'd bet Fayetteville hits a steep decline soon.
They are building WAY too many apartments here now. Every shithole, crime-ridden apartment building was once the nicest, newest one in town.
In 20 years, there will be so much shitty real estate in this city that attracts crime and Section 8 it won't be tolerable.
Throw in people like Good Shepherd Lutheran, CanopyNWA, and the Marxist city government who are doing everything they can to bring in refugees, poor folks, and subsidized housing, and there's no stopping it.
Bentonville will only get nicer, though. Farmington seems like a decent town. There will still be a good balance of nice cities to live in, but Fayetteville's best days are definitely behind it. I say that as a homeowner here and second generation resident.
They are building WAY too many apartments here now. Every shithole, crime-ridden apartment building was once the nicest, newest one in town.
In 20 years, there will be so much shitty real estate in this city that attracts crime and Section 8 it won't be tolerable.
Throw in people like Good Shepherd Lutheran, CanopyNWA, and the Marxist city government who are doing everything they can to bring in refugees, poor folks, and subsidized housing, and there's no stopping it.
Bentonville will only get nicer, though. Farmington seems like a decent town. There will still be a good balance of nice cities to live in, but Fayetteville's best days are definitely behind it. I say that as a homeowner here and second generation resident.
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Posted on 12/8/21 at 11:04 am to Numberwang
Fayetteville will be fine as long as the University is fine. I totally agree about all the shitty student housing and how those places will become dated and rundown very quickly. In addition, tons of places are just being bought as investment properties with absentee or infrequently visiting owners. This takes away from the vibrant downtown and makes it really hard to actually have students, artists, and service workers afford to actually live downtown.
My bigger concern for Fayetteville is the University and the fate of higher education in general. All that student housing is okay as long as the University is growing, but if the higher education bubble bursts.... all that student housing is going to become abandoned slums.
My bigger concern for Fayetteville is the University and the fate of higher education in general. All that student housing is okay as long as the University is growing, but if the higher education bubble bursts.... all that student housing is going to become abandoned slums.
Posted on 12/9/21 at 1:54 pm to Numberwang
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NWA is still a nice place to live, but if I had to place a bet, I'd bet Fayetteville hits a steep decline soon.
They are building WAY too many apartments here now. Every shithole, crime-ridden apartment building was once the nicest, newest one in town.
In 20 years, there will be so much shitty real estate in this city that attracts crime and Section 8 it won't be tolerable.
Throw in people like Good Shepherd Lutheran, CanopyNWA, and the Marxist city government who are doing everything they can to bring in refugees, poor folks, and subsidized housing, and there's no stopping it.
Bentonville will only get nicer, though. Farmington seems like a decent town. There will still be a good balance of nice cities to live in, but Fayetteville's best days are definitely behind it. I say that as a homeowner here and second generation resident.
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