[parineum]

Good thing nobody suggested that.

Allowing landlords to actually build would drive prices down but overregulation and zoning laws have broken the supply end of the market.

[orwin]

Landlords do not build. And often oppose new development that risk lowering the price of their investment.

[imtringued]

They don't build because local homeowners vote for more restrictive zoning. Private corporations benefit anyway because their property values go up.

[parineum]

And how do they oppose development?

Do they break the kneecaps of their potential new landlord rivals so they don't build new apartments and provide competition?