I read the story you linked. I am not convinced that we are really that short on housing. If we added those millions of units to the supply, I expect many of them would remain vacant. Sure, this would drive down prices. "In 2022, the United States had around 15.1 million vacant homes, which made up 10.5% of the country's total housing inventory. However, some estimates suggest that there are more than 16 million vacant homes in the US."

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