> And the marketing trick is called lowering supply. The original contextual comment indicated that there was no reduction in supply, merely false claims of th

> And the marketing trick is called lowering supply. The original contextual comment indicated that there was no reduction in supply, merely false claims of the "there is only one unit left!" nature. Normally a buyer would look around to make sure the claim is true, but I guess the idea is that people get so emotional about housing that they don't give it a second thought, which plays into why there is such inelasticity to exploit. Try reading the thread before replying next time.