because if the things that I machine were constantly fucking up your life and the lives of millions of people around you, on a massive scale and in long-term ways, I wouldn't be surprised if you walked into my machine shop and said "you are doing something very wrong here"
Certain cities that I will not mention have a really bad reputation for chummy collusion by asshole developers. FWIW neoclassical economists hate this and related shit, and if you here one accuse someone of being a "rent seeker" it's akin to saying "die in a fire"
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I'm going on and on. The main point I'm trying to make is that if you have more than a handful of landlords (which is usually the case), increasing the number of units available relative to the number of people who wants units makes them compete *with each other* on price
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The best way to lower prices and make things better for people who need housing is (i) let developers build lots of dense units near cities where they're wanted--and strict zoning laws prevent this; and (ii) make it easier for new developers to enter and compete
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