[pochekailov]

I fully agree, the housing is scarce seemingly because many want it to be scarce.

I do think it is a political issue. Thus my support for full regulation removal: if ones press for it, the actual consensus may be closer to liberalization.

Thanks also for sending the links. I have not read those, and so I don't feel I can keep a productive discussion before I read the books.

[dredmorbius]

It's absolutely a political issue, and a long standing one.

If it makes you feel better, I've skimmed Phillips's book briefly but not read it in depth. It's an instruction manual.

What's required here really is some sort of political engineering.

Another insightful source, and one I've read (and re-typed), is Bernhard J. Stern's "Resistances to the Adoption of Technological Innovations". It's from 1937, but neatly captures numerous instances of, and the dynamics driving, such resistance.

https://archive.org/details/technologicaltre1937unitrich/pag... (poor-quality scan)

https://rentry.co/szi3g (Markdown)

I can send a PDF or ePub if you'd prefer, username <at> Protonmail. Content is not copyrighted to the best of my knowledge (US government publication, no copyright notice).