Because home prices are tracked so closely, sited widely, and used as a barometer of economic success and political success. But yeah I think that's weird and

Because home prices are tracked so closely, sited widely, and used as a barometer of economic success and political success. But yeah I think that's weird and destructive. Wouldn't it be better to prominently track and celebrate how much new housing is built? OTOH, many people have all or most of their net-worth tied up in their home price. So even though NOTHING CHANGES when that price goes up or down, it has a psychological affect on them, who vote a lot.