The part left unsaid here is that there is plenty of affordable housing even in most cities, people just don't want to live in "those neighborhoods" until they

The part left unsaid here is that there is plenty of affordable housing even in most cities, people just don't want to live in "those neighborhoods" until they are properly gentrified, at which point the housing is too expensive again. And they definitely don't want to hear it when you show them tons of 1,000 sq ft starter homes in the $50k-$100k range because they can't walk to 3 microbreweries and an art gallery from there.