Your cart is in front of your horse. Housing is only the kind of attractive investment vehicle you describe in an environment where the price is artificially i

Your cart is in front of your horse. Housing is only the kind of attractive investment vehicle you describe in an environment where the price is artificially inflated by constrained supply from zoning and other regulations. I promise you, if the price wasn't rising so rapidly and reliably, investors would find other places to park their capital. Build housing to meet demand and the investors will go elsewhere.