I'm not sure why it has to be that way. Build more houses.
The problem is “where”.
Building them in random lots in Florida or upstate New York is exactly what builders were doing in the runup to the financial crisis.
Building them in already-dense places is always tricky because of NIMBYism
then it wouldn't be "smartest investment"
The problem is “where”.
Building them in random lots in Florida or upstate New York is exactly what builders were doing in the runup to the financial crisis.
Building them in already-dense places is always tricky because of NIMBYism