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by swiley 1828 days ago
> housing isn’t affordable because it doesn’t have to be.

The high price of housing means there's a shortage. There would be arbitrage available but in many places housing is not being allowed to be built.

I live in a luxury apartment, alone, just outside DC on a junior SWE salary with most of my paycheck left over because the county I live in actually builds.