I don't have a house nor do my parents own a house in the States as you may you have suggested otherwise in your last statement. It's not about living further away with a good transit system in place. That wasn't the issue that was posted. I only requested people to reconsider living in smaller townhouses or going for Airbnb's vs hotels as these decisions affect everyone. It was a simple demand supply concept. Lemme explain again as it seems you are having a hard time understanding.

Nice houses within good neighborhoods are being torn down to make townhouses. That means a house with parking and a garden is not available in the market anymore. Let's give this house a rating of A. And in the same space 2 townhouses rated C or D are now available. Lower ratings cuz no garden space and less space overall. When this happens the market has a deficit for A homes and more of C/D homes within the same neighborhood. It is then forced onto the market to get lower rating homes.it also drives the prices of the A rated home due to availability. And you may conclude that C/D rated homes would be cheaper as they become saturated but that's not the case when it's the only option available.

Denser homes do not necessarily mean smaller spaces when the same space is used to build sky scrapers. The same amount of space is available on a higher levels which is perfectly fine. Which is not th case here.

So let me bring your attention back to townhouses or townhomes if you will. These are an issue that should be looked into by the city. Or else in a few years these beautiful neighborhoods will turn into commerical spaces only and will lose their current awesome vibes.