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[–] MyBrainHurts@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

You've hit the nail on the head: it's hard to make housing more affordable without reducing the amount of money people charge for housing.

Or, like any other commodity where there's a market imbalance, you address supply issues and prices come down.

I'm sorry but "everyone gets a free house" isn't particularly realistic or interesting. It's like when people say the trick to ending war is "no more countries are allowed to go to war!" Cool that's nice but...

[–] sbv@sh.itjust.works 1 points 17 hours ago

"everyone gets a free house"

Now you're putting words in my mouth.

Or, like any other commodity where there's a market imbalance, you address supply issues and prices come down.

Our largest recent spike in home starts was during the pandemic, when housing prices skyrocketed, so there's clearly more to the price than just supply. A comprehensive plan to improve housing affordability would take that into account, and address the demand and financing parts of the equation.

There's nothing in the LPC plan to guarantee costs fall, so it seems we'll be left to the whims of the market. Again.