> They just don't understand that more regulation leads to less supply, which leads to even higher housing prices. Maybe. Or maybe they understand it just fine

> They just don't understand that more regulation leads to less supply, which leads to even higher housing prices. Maybe. Or maybe they understand it just fine and don't care. Prosperous anti-growth types want a) their houses to grow more valuable and b) their neighborhoods to stay the way they are. Some of the leftier ones also don't want poor people to be forced out of their homes. All of these are reasonable things to want. It's just that making them happen has nasty consequences.