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The problem is that in many places it is quite unlawful to build housing. The legal regimes exist to protect incumbent land owners. That’s an open invitation to
by ebikelaw 8y ago
The problem is that in many places it is quite unlawful to build housing. The legal regimes exist to protect incumbent land owners. That’s an open invitation to speculators.
- dllthomas 8y agoIn one sense that's not a problem - in most cases the same body passing these laws could make new construction entirely lawful. But it does point at a root problem - that there's a meaningful chunk of the population that more-or-less wants things overpriced.