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hnavyesterday at 5:09 PM1 replyview on HN

But it's extractive, i.e. the housing costs what you can pay if you sacrifice. Those who got housing first need to get paid by latecomers. If the cost of building magically went to 0, the soft costs would inflate.


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margalabargalayesterday at 6:11 PM

Sure. The extractiveness of housing costs can exist alongside the fact that constructing a building on land creates value.