> If you have a surplus of workers and a deficit of housing, it would seem like a chance to re-skill the workforce into construction, wouldn't it? Instead of t

> If you have a surplus of workers and a deficit of housing, it would seem like a chance to re-skill the workforce into construction, wouldn't it? Instead of the blue-collar workers learning to code, maybe the tech workers can learn to weld? Or am I being ridiculous? I don't think that the lack of construction workers is the main reason for current crazy property prices in the western world.