The further apart you build each house the more asphalt, electricity cables, waterpipes, plumbing you need per house. The further you build these houses apart t

The further apart you build each house the more asphalt, electricity cables, waterpipes, plumbing you need per house. The further you build these houses apart the more each house needs to pay in taxes to maintain it all. Compounding that problem is that according to the linked videos local governments have been getting subsidies to expand and build more, while the maintenance isn't subsidised and has to come out of property taxes which in most cases don't cover the cost.