> Rural areas could probably have 10x the current population density without touching agriculture. This does not apply in central Europe. Real estate market i

> Rural areas could probably have 10x the current population density without touching agriculture. This does not apply in central Europe. Real estate market in Europe is severely constrained now. There is a demand overhang (for every property you've got hundreds of interested buyers) for family housing (I'm not monitoring situation in other markets) even in rural areas, at the same time all villages/cities are limiting new construction by zoning and/or building regulations. My suspicion is that increasing the area of land intended for urban construction should decrease the house prices and increase their availability.