>Yet the rent in Paris is still too high for an average French resident It's obviously not just about more housing, but more housing per capita. 3% of the Fre

>Yet the rent in Paris is still too high for an average French resident It's obviously not just about more housing, but more housing per capita. 3% of the French population lives in Paris proper, and roughly 20% in the metropolitan area compared with 0.42% in San Diego and ~1% in San Diego MSA [1]. More hosing will help Paris along with San Diego to put downward pressure on prices. [1] Wikipedia