Some types/applications of zoning are part of the issue. Not the only one, to be sure. e.g. desirable markets literally don’t have enough people to build the ho

Some types/applications of zoning are part of the issue. Not the only one, to be sure. e.g. desirable markets literally don’t have enough people to build the houses. But zoning is often abused as a way to protect and increase the value of landowners’ assets at everyone else’s expense.