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LargeWu
61 days ago
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The Folk Economics of Housing
Sure, because demand went through the roof. And demand is currently high again. So either we need fewer people, or more dwellings.
frabcus
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Supply of finance is critical factor in this not mentioned enough in this thread.
dazc
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It wasn't a surge in demand either..
LargeWu
60 days ago
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It was a surge of demand, driven by the availability of cheap money.
cloverich
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Yes but thats misleading because the demand surge was people who want to live in the homes AND investors.
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