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by dhzjxnbzn 3091 days ago
There is actually a cost-efficient way to create affordable housing: create luxury housing. After rich people move in, less rich people will get to inhabit those older homes left behind. Restricting housing construction creates a backlog that must be worked through for the market to adjust fully. Some of the benefits of removing those restrictions are immediate, others take over time.