[gruez]

>There is a shortage of people willing to accept their terms. There isn’t a shortage of people who want to work.

Would you also agree that there's no housing shortage in the US, only a shortage of houses available at locations and prices that people are willing to accept?

[effingwewt]

No, because we have land to build on and derelict buildings we can clear.

Either way your comparison is moot, as houses are not people, and as such cannot be treated badly and so decide it doesn't want to be bought/sold.