Why are HOA communities so popular?

Visit https://brilliant.org/citybeautiful/ to get started for free and get 20% off your annual subscription. Why are homeowner associations so powerful, and why do so many people want to live in them? It’s a balance of amenities and control. Watch ad-free on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/videos/citybeautiful-why-do-people-like-hoas Resources on this topic: Buzzfeed article: https://www.buzzfeed.com/meganeliscomb/hoa-horror-stories Survey: https://www.rocketmortgage.com/learn/assessing-the-association Research: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0094119019300300?casa_token=17djK0uO938AAAAA:4dhZz9H7TsHbzwLa90KAmdlA0aaF-klWGy3nuZ5ZGzdM9S-ranlqpLLAVDM9IkmOgpASXSlW Research: https://www.jstor.org/stable/27895379 I’m on Patreon! Consider supporting this channel: https://www.patreon.com/citybeautiful Produced by Dave Amos and the fine folks at Nebula Studios. Select images and video from Getty Images. Black Lives Matter.