[MrBuddyCasino]

The difference is that housing is a market where you can't increase supply much, because of location. This makes it an accelerator of inequality, unfairness and hereditary wealth. Also, regulatory capture.

[lotsofpulp]

We can increase supply by a lot in most places, just not single family homes with garages.

[MrBuddyCasino]

Theoretically, it could be done. Practically, home ownership makes everyone a Nimby, pulling up the ladder for everyone who doesn't.