When it comes to housing both parties for different reasons promote something that looks a lot like protectionism. Republicans often try to keep housing values

When it comes to housing both parties for different reasons promote something that looks a lot like protectionism. Republicans often try to keep housing values high, and Democrats like to punish real estate developers or alternatively have bizarre ideas about what makes housing affordable. They both accomplish their different goals by making it hard to build. Obviously there are regional differences in local parties. Republicans will often favor building out and not up, preferring suburban development. Democrats have lost the plot on housing, IMHO.