I agree this could help a little, but the "nice" places are still where people will /want/ to live. Where you see a city now is either a nice place, or somepla

I agree this could help a little, but the "nice" places are still where people will /want/ to live. Where you see a city now is either a nice place, or someplace that has strategic value of some kind. (real cities, not suburb towns) Markets work best when lightly regulated, when there's corrective action to smooth out the ups and downs of overshoot and collapse tendencies. Something I see lacking is the will to ensure sufficient supply so that demand can have choice, instead of captivity and vulnerability.