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by tempestn 310 days ago
The cost of building is one reason why supply is constrained. It doesn't follow from there that increased supply wouldn't reduce prices.
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> It doesn't follow from there that increased supply wouldn't reduce prices.

Increasing the supply of labor, thus reducing the cost to build the home, was spoken to.

The average construction worker makes $30/hr. Get that down to minimum wage and the cost of a house will come down pretty quickly. You still might not be able to afford one on a minimum wage salary, perhaps, but the goal of reducing housing prices is met.