The problem is, contemporary zoning laws make the construction of (relatively) inexpensive housing illegal, by mandating excess parking requirements and forbidd

The problem is, contemporary zoning laws make the construction of (relatively) inexpensive housing illegal, by mandating excess parking requirements and forbidding multifamily housing on the vast majority of usable parcels: https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2012/03/the-rent-really-is-too-damn-high/254718 https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2012/03/the-ren.... Until we resolve that problem, we're going to keep getting headlines like the original one. We've regulated ourselves into ultra-high costs. Liberalization can improve matters.