It sounds to me like you are describing a situation where supply is constrained, rather than one where the price is not set primarily by supply and demand. I f

It sounds to me like you are describing a situation where supply is constrained, rather than one where the price is not set primarily by supply and demand. I feel this distinction is important because it could guide whether the solution is based on encouraging more capital investment to do things like increase density, or whether the solution is essentially to ban outside investment.