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Whitney Tilson: “It's now four years when you double the amount of time.”

Featuring: Whitney Tilson, Democratic | Former Hedge Fund Manager, Candidate for New York City Mayor

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Whitney Tilson Discusses New York City Mayoral Candidacy and Education Reform on 'You Decide' Podcast

Published | Video Starts at 43:16

Once I knew I had the zoning to actually building and opening something and being able to sell or rent the apartments or the housing. When that extended to four years, It's now four years when you double the amount of time. And interest rates have gone from very low to, you know, more historical levels. You know, mortgage rates are 7% or something. So when you have that much higher carrying costs and you've. (43:16–43:20)

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Asserts that the time to complete building projects has doubled to four years.

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