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by AndrewBissell 3782 days ago
The claim in the article and from building proponents is not, "building market rate housing will prevent housing costs from increasing, regardless of all other local market factors." It's: "building market rate housing will result in lower housing costs than would have obtained otherwise."

Where would rents and real estate prices have gone without the new building you're lamenting?