SAN DIEGO—Micromanaging development down toyour neighbor's fence color is seen as a right and a duty byresidents who feel they are stewards of making their neighborhoodsgreat, Norm Miller, PhD, Ernest W. HahnChair of Real Estate Finance in the School ofBusiness Administration's Burnham-Moores Center for RealEstate at the University of SanDiego, tells GlobeSt.com. Miller, who is scheduled as thekeynote speaker for Burnham-Moores' 15th Annual Residential Real EstateConference: Outlook 2016 on Dec. 10, recently authoredan article about California's NIMBY culture. We spoke with him exclusivelyabout this phenomenon in the San Diego market in particular.

GlobeSt.com: Why does it seem as though San Diegohas a stronger NIMBY sentiment than other parts ofCalifornia?

Miller: The more desirable a place isto live, the more difficult it will make it fordevelopers to add new supply. If you want todevelop in Buffalo or Detroit, you will be welcomed with open arms.San Diego is one of the best places on earth to live, so as theworld becomes more global we will continue to see San Diego realestate, especially along the coast, continue to be in stronger andstronger demand. This alone allows San Diegans tobecome "NIMBYs" and yet still see some development.