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whatever108/01/20251 replyview on HN

Let’s see some data:

https://jabberwocking.com/we-dont-have-a-housing-shortage/

Housing construction exceeds the population growth for the past 20 years. But housing prices are skyrocketing especially the last 10 years.


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loeg08/01/2025

Your figure doesn't contradict my claim. We have spare housing capacity in undesirable places people don't want to live (rural towns, small midwest cities). We have shortages in the (especially coastal) cities, where the jobs are. This is obvious from prices, which are set by supply and demand.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Gw_BQYXbUAEicud?format=jpg&name=...