Then what is stopping the market from working? If housing is so profitable, then why isn't it popping up housing at a higher rate? If anything is stopping this

Then what is stopping the market from working? If housing is so profitable, then why isn't it popping up housing at a higher rate? If anything is stopping this then it should be deemed anti-competitive mechanisms and deemed illegal. For capitalism to work anti-competitive behaviours need to be regulated. Just like racism can be systematic, anti-competitism can also be systematic and illegal.