Homes and communities are so intertwined with personal life and family that people forget it's also a huge investment / market. So we allow all sorts of behavi

Homes and communities are so intertwined with personal life and family that people forget it's also a huge investment / market. So we allow all sorts of behavior towards homes that we wouldn't let happen in other markets. NIMBY and zoning laws are a form of collusion. Also since the housing boom people have viewed high home prices as a good thing.